Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lakewood Drive area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 1367th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakewood Drive (B45 9WE) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakewood Drive (B45 9WE), the main crime hotspot is near Reaside Drive. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakewood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rubery Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reaside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Cott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaams Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crychan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Reaside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reaside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Crychan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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