Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cole Hall Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1174th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cole Hall Lane (B34 6HE) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cole Hall Lane (B34 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Howden Place. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Birmingham

Crime Over Time in Cole Hall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Slade Lanker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slade Lanker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slade Lanker Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Howden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Howden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watland Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cole Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Forest Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Forest Way Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑