Total Crime Rate
116.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shady Lane area has the 55th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1121st 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 Shady Lane (B44 9ED) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shady Lane (B44 9ED), the main crime hotspot is near Priestfield Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringinglow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shady Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shady Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shady Lane | Under investigation |
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