Total Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 18.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Coventry Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Coventry Road (B26 1PB) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (B26 1PB), 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 Coventry Road area

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

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