Total Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penns Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 279th 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 1BN) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penns Lane (B72 1BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penndale Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowcroft Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yenton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Berwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elphinstone End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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