Total Crime Rate

296.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.8 10/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gotham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 234th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Gotham Road (B26 1LB) in the last 12 months was 296.5 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% higher than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 157.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gotham Road (B26 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Gotham Road. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gotham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copnor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbertstone Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Marcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marcot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marcot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gotham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herondale Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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