Crime Rates at Coventry Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 3HJ

Coventry Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 214th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Coventry Road (B26 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 315.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.9% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 155.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (B26 3HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.