Total Crime Rate
220.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandon 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.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barnsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barnsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wadhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4182 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardinal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B4182 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B4182 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardinal Close | Under investigation |
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