Total Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 197.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sutton Walmley & Minworth , and the 527th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penns Lane (B76 1LE) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 316.6% higher than the Sutton Walmley & Minworth average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penns Lane (B76 1LE), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Welcombe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welcombe Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haunchwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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