Total Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aldershaw Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 444th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldershaw Road (B26 1HW) in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldershaw Road (B26 1HW), the main crime hotspot is near Lenton Croft. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aldershaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchtrees Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilbertstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Longley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldershaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldershaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petworth Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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