Total Crime Rate

203.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 203.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crossway Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 477th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crossway Lane (B44 8DN) in the last 12 months was 203.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossway Lane (B44 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tysoe Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crossway Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anstey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Epwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Fairford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brylan Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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