Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechmore Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 633rd 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 Beechmore Road (B26 3AR) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechmore Road (B26 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Coventry Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leavesden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Coventry Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leavesden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A45 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wychwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brays Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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