Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Burney Lane area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1481st highest 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 Burney Lane (B8 2AR) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burney Lane (B8 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near B4114. Police recorded 304 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burney Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Everton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4114 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gumbleberrys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Everton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Everton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4114 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4114 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4114 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottsmeadow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottsmeadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottsmeadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottsmeadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottsmeadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4114 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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