Total Crime Rate
82.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burney Lane area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1461st lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 2AS) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burney Lane (B8 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burney Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alum Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerald Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burney Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Josephs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Josephs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reigate Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Everton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burney Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrey Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrey Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotterills Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gumbleberrys Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotterills Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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