Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 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 102.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Church Lane area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1294th 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 Church Lane (B6 5UG) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (B6 5UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bulwell Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Howarth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bulwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A38(M) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A38(M) Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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