Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 670th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 2UL) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brays Road (B26 2UL), the main crime hotspot is near Bickley Grove. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 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 2025Vehicle crime Woodbine Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bickley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollywell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brays Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Keble Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Keble Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bincomb Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmvale Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keble Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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