Crime Rates at Lanchester Way, Birmingham, B36 9LE

Lanchester Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 127th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

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 Lanchester Way (B36 9LE) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher than the Smith's Wood average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanchester Way (B36 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clevedon Avenue, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austin Croft (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.