Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 27th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1491st lowest 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 Sandon Road (B17 8EE) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandon Road (B17 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anderson Road, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandon Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardinal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Sandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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