Total Crime Rate

535.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 535.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.6 10/10
  • Robbery 33.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Brays Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 74th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 2RR) in the last 12 months was 535.1 per 1,000 residents and was 385.9% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 217.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brays Road (B26 2RR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 58 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 (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Fields Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Fields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chaffcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kenmure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Fields Way —
Apr 2026Public order Heath Fields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Fields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Fields Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ragley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fallindale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosecroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downsfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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