Crime Rates at Spouthouse Lane, Birmingham, B43 5QA

Spouthouse Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Spouthouse Lane (B43 5QA) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Newton average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spouthouse Lane (B43 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spouthouse Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.