Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shady Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 868th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Shady Lane (B44 9EP) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Oscott average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shady Lane (B44 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near Privet Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shady Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shady Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shady Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shady Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Privet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Privet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Howley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Howley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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