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

Coventry Road 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 Coventry Road (B26 3JE) 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 Coventry Road (B26 3JE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coventry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B425 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A45 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area 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 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery B425 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B425 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeremy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B425 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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