Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Forest Hill Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1428th 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 Forest Hill Road (B26 3TA) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Hill Road (B26 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Robbery Rectory Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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