Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Horse Shoes Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1163rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 40.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horse Shoes Lane (B26 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Coventry Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horse Shoes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lyndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Campbells Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheaf Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clydesdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadyn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bickley Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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