Total Crime Rate

282.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 282.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Yew Tree Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 254th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Yew Tree Lane (B26 1BA) in the last 12 months was 282.3 per 1,000 residents and was 154.9% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 153.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Lane (B26 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harvey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harvey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rutland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wroxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hobmoor Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harvey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harvey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Harvey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakemere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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