Total Crime Rate

1940.7 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 1940.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 844.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 370.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.2 10/10
  • Public order 96.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.5 10/10
  • Robbery 74.1 10/10
  • Drugs 66.7 10/10
  • Other theft 59.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.9 10/10
  • Burglary 37.0 10/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Swan Shopping Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 12th 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 Swan Shopping Centre (B26 1AA) in the last 12 months was 1940.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1584.5% higher than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 555.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 213.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Shopping Centre (B26 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swan Shopping Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charles Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gideon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lily Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Tree Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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