Total Crime Rate

677.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

417.8 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 677.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 417.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 374.5 10/10
  • Other theft 71.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.0 10/10
  • Drugs 32.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Robbery 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 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

Sandy Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 55th 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 Sandy Way (B15 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 677.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 173 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 193 (≈ 417.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Way (B15 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 783 crimes here, including 457 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/163)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Bishopsgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longleat Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper William Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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