Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 12.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 114th 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 Park Lane (B35 6LP) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Castle Vale average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (B35 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Valencia Croft. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Valencia Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valencia Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squadron Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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