Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rocky Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rocky Lane (B42 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rocky Lane (B42 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstead. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montana Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Coleraine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hamstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hamstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Montana Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montana Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hillside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montana Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsdown Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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