Total Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 31.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cranes Park Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 444th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Cranes Park Road (B26 3SE) in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranes Park Road (B26 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cranes Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ragley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sheaf Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Smithy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mardon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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