Crime Rates at Cooks Lane, Birmingham, B37 6PB

Cooks Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 51st highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooks Lane (B37 6PB) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -92.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooks Lane (B37 6PB), the main crime hotspot is near Briddsland Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.