Total Crime Rate

295.5 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 295.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Other theft 79.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Yew Tree Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 244th 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 Yew Tree Lane (B26 1BD) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 156.4% higher than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Lane (B26 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 59 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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