Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Drews Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1429th lowest 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 Drews Lane (B8 2SL) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drews Lane (B8 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bromford Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farnhurst Road (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drews Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tufnell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tufnell Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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