Total Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.0 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 194.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Sandon Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 518th 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 Sandon Road (B17 8DR) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandon Road (B17 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrooke Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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