Total Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Homelea Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 902nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Homelea Road (B25 8TF) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Homelea Road (B25 8TF), the main crime hotspot is near Mintern Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 39 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Laxton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Flavells Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laxton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Homelea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flavells Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flavells Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flavells Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wembley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wembley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laxton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laxton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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