Total Crime Rate
186.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheepcote Street area has the 58th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 582nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sheepcote Street (B16 8JB) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheepcote Street (B16 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kilby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Essington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Essington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Graston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Essington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Grosvenor Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ryland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ryland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bellcroft | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
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