Crime Rates at Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD

Penns Lane area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 972nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penns Lane (B72 1BD) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penns Lane (B72 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.