Total Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovercourt Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovercourt Road (B26 3RA) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% lower than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Dovercourt Road (B26 3RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkdale Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dovercourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warmington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warmington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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