Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Masshouse Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Druids Heath & Monyhull , and the 1389th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Masshouse Lane (B38 9AS) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Druids Heath & Monyhull average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Masshouse Lane (B38 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Owens Croft (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Druids Heath & Monyhull| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ernest Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owens Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owens Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Bank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shortlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Green Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Green Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Side Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapel Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Back Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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