Crime Rates at Sandy Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2QG

Sandy Lane area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1326th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (B42 2QG) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (B42 2QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deer Park Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malthouse Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.