Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yew Tree Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 319th 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 1BD) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yew Tree Lane (B26 1BD), 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yew Tree Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakemere Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Yew Tree Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newcroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blakemere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copnor Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakemere Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yew Tree Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blakemere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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