Total Crime Rate

220.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandon Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 434th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8DS) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 124.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandon Road (B17 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Sandon Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 45 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
Sep 2025Drugs Barnsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barnsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4182 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardinal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandon Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B4182 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary B4182 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardinal Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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