Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Rocky Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 787th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

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 Rocky Lane (B42 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Perry Barr average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rocky Lane (B42 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstead. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rocky Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hamstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hamstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coleraine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yateley Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baltimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baltimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baltimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montana Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Montana Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamstead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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