Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Common 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 .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Common Lane (B8 2US) 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Lane (B8 2US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Common Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Common Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Common Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Common Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodcote Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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