Total Crime Rate
192.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Green Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 530th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lane (B9 5DN) in the last 12 months was 192.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Lane (B9 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Swanage Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muntz Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Cottage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Muntz Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Muntz Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pikewater Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
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