Total Crime Rate
153.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shireland Brook Gardens area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 759th highest 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 Shireland Brook Gardens (B18 4JP) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shireland Brook Gardens (B18 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Green Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Algernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Algernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Winson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Twyning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Gardens | Under investigation |
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