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

Coventry Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 99th 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 3JB) in the last 12 months was 469.8 per 1,000 residents and was 307.8% higher than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (B26 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 206 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B425 (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.