Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brays Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1316th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brays Road (B26 2PP) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brays Road (B26 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Leavesden Grove. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brays Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leavesden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brays Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bincomb Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmvale Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bickley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Keble Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Keble Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keble Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbine Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollywell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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