Total Crime Rate

290.2 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 290.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 75.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bryn Arden Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 255th 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 Bryn Arden Road (B26 1JX) in the last 12 months was 290.2 per 1,000 residents and was 151.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 126.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryn Arden Road (B26 1JX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bryn Arden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marcot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gotham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marcot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gotham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilbertstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gotham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gotham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gotham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldershaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldershaw Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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