Total Crime Rate

267.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.3 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 267.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 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

New Coventry Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 276th 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 New Coventry Road (B26 3BA) in the last 12 months was 267.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 128.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Coventry Road (B26 3BA), 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 New Coventry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wychwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herondale Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A45 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wagon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Coventry Road Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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