Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Coventry Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1480th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coventry Road (B26 3LS) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (B26 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wells Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coventry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bantry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marian Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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