Crime Rates at Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 3HS

Horse Shoes Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1162nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horse Shoes Lane (B26 3HS) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horse Shoes Lane (B26 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bickley Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.