Crime Rates at Elmay Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 2RA

Elmay Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 956th 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 Elmay Road (B26 2RA) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmay Road (B26 2RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hernall Croft, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newells Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.