Crime Rates at Steyning Road, Birmingham, B26 1JB

Steyning 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 Steyning Road (B26 1JB) 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 Steyning Road (B26 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Gotham Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.