Total Crime Rate

195.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 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 195.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 101.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 514th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (B26 3TH) in the last 12 months was 195.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (B26 3TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Campbells Green, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bickley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ragley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sheaf Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadyn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbells Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Campbells Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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