Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 4LE
How much crime is recorded in B29 4LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shenley Lane
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
B29 4LEBirmingham
How safe is B29 4LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 4LE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B29 4LENational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.