Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranes Park Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 199th 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 3ST) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranes Park Road (B26 3ST), the main crime hotspot is near Parkdale Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parkdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marian Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parkdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shepheard Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shepheard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silvermere Park Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silvermere Park Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silvermere Park Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatchford Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatchford Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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