Crime Rates at Burney Lane, Birmingham, B8 2AS

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 2AS) 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 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Burney Lane. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.