Total Crime Rate
295.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yew 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 1BE) 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 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lily Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harvey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Harvey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Preston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aldershaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldershaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ash Tree Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
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