Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 10.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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 3rd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 78th 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 Brays Road (B26 2RS) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brays Road (B26 2RS), 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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Fields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Fields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Fields Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowesmoor Road Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heath Fields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Fields Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnuts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnuts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Fields Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowesmoor Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Smithy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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