Total Crime Rate

272.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 272.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Green Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 267th 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 Green Lane (B9 5BU) in the last 12 months was 272.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 151.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (B9 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Bowling Green Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Templefield Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Whitmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storrs Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Storrs Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jenkins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camp Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greenway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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