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

Brays Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 832nd 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 Brays Road (B26 1NX) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brays Road (B26 1NX), 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.