Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
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Crime overview

Cat Lane area has the 54th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1387th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cat Lane (B34 6PY) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cat Lane (B34 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Heathway Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cat Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pencroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingfield Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Polesworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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