Crime Rates at Cooks Lane, Birmingham, B37 6NE

Cooks Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 122nd 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 Cooks Lane (B37 6NE) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooks Lane (B37 6NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodclose Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.