Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 117.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 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

Cotterills Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1113th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotterills Lane (B8 3EP) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotterills Lane (B8 3EP), the main crime hotspot is near Nesbit Grove. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotterills Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorlcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorlcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moat House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moat House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belchers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alumhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotterills Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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