Total Crime Rate

590.9 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 590.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 184.3 10/10
  • Robbery 35.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rockingham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 64th 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 Rockingham Road (B25 8RG) in the last 12 months was 590.9 per 1,000 residents and was 412.9% higher than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 265.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 139.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockingham Road (B25 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rockingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hythe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rickyard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homelea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barn Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenwood Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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