Crime Rates at Shaftsbury Road, Birmingham, B26 3ES

Shaftsbury Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 444th 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 Shaftsbury Road (B26 3ES) in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftsbury Road (B26 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A45, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.