Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Croft Lane area has the 46th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1216th 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 Old Croft Lane (B34 7DA) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 14 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Croft Lane (B34 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Croft Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pencroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coneyford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coneyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coneyford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coneyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coneyford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coneyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyberry Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyberry Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyberry Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gorsefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorsefield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coneyford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Timber Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ownall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wheldrake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheldrake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlands Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlands Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pear Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wincrest Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Croft Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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