Total Crime Rate

464.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.5 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 464.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.7 9/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 99th 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 3DX) in the last 12 months was 464.3 per 1,000 residents and was 319.2% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 222.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Coventry Road (B26 3DX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 30 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lyndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leavesden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leavesden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A45 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Coventry Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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