Total Crime Rate
590.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rockingham 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.
View Crime In Sheldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hythe Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rickyard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homelea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barn Meadow | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Meadow | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Greenwood | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newcroft Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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