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

Horse Shoes Lane 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 Horse Shoes Lane (B26 3HY) 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 Horse Shoes Lane (B26 3HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coventry Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horse Shoes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pettyfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Campbells Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lyndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bickley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clydesdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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