Crime Rate in Sheldon, ward

Sheldon has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1264th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 99th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sheldon in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sheldon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 793 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 12 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 28.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,041 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sheldon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 650 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.