Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Belwell Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 1053rd 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 Belwell Lane (B74 4AA) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 166.5% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belwell Lane (B74 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Belwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Fordrough Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4151 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ethelred Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Drayton Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Belwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentnall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Midgley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Fordrough —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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