Total Crime Rate

309.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

223.7 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 309.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 223.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rubery Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 214th 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 Rubery Lane (B45 9SL) in the last 12 months was 309.2 per 1,000 residents and was 153.3% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 223.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rubery Lane (B45 9SL), the main crime hotspot is near Rubery Lane South. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rubery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wide Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Doweries Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cock Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaddersley Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rubery Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rubery Lane South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rubery Lane South —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaddersley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Doweries —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Doweries Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Doweries Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wide Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Doweries Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Timbers Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Farms Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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