Total Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 16.9 2/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Herondale Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 167th 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 Herondale Road (B26 1ND) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Herondale Road (B26 1ND), 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 Herondale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gotham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marcot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marcot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnymead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gotham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gotham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gotham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gotham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brays Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensley Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brays Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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