Crime Rates at Brays Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 1NS

Brays Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 297th 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 Brays Road (B26 1NS) in the last 12 months was 267.1 per 1,000 residents and was 131.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 147.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 367.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brays Road (B26 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near Coventry Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.