Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gayhurst Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1381st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gayhurst Drive (B25 8YN) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gayhurst Drive (B25 8YN), the main crime hotspot is near Newcroft Grove. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gayhurst Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stoney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakemere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakemere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cowles Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cowles Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malthouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwood —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wroxton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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