Total Crime Rate
86.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rocky Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1513th lowest 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 Rocky Lane (B7 5EY) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Nechells average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rocky Lane (B7 5EY), the main crime hotspot is near Cromwell Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nechells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charles Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brough Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brough Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbold Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbold Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbold Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charles Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadsmoor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloomsbury Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bloomsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4132 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4132 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Freeman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbold Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodmin Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodmin Grove | Under investigation |
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