Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 52.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Homelea 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.

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Crime Over Time in Homelea Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laxton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Flavells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mintern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mintern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laxton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mintern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mintern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Homelea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flavells Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flavells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flavells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wembley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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