Total Crime Rate

1958.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

441.1 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 1958.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1074.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 441.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.0 10/10
  • Robbery 167.1 10/10
  • Other theft 109.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 93.2 10/10
  • Burglary 74.0 10/10
  • Public order 57.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 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 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 10th 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 3PN) in the last 12 months was 1958.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1668.6% higher than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 392 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 27.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 441.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (B26 3PN), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marian Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bantry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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