Crime Rates at Bromford Lane, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, B8 2DU

Bromford Lane area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1162nd 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 Bromford Lane (B8 2DU) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromford Lane (B8 2DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Bromford Lane, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foley Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.