Total Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Sheldon Heath Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 646th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheldon Heath Road (B26 2UB) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Heath Road (B26 2UB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 151 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 Sheldon Heath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kenmure Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Admington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Fields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heath Fields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowesmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowesmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collingdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenmure Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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