Total Crime Rate
302.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rubery Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 227th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 302.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 194.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rubery Lane (B45 9SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rubery Lane South (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rubery Lane South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Quarry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mow Bray Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rea Fordway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rea Fordway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quarry House Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mow Bray Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Doweries | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry House Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Stone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Stone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Old Quarry Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Quarry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rubery Lane South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mitten Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitten Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rubery Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rubery Lane South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rubery Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rubery Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brookdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rubery Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mitten Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mitten Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitten Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitten Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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