Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandgate Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 1227th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandgate Road (B28 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Road (B28 0UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Newborough Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Croft —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilcote Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blythsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Baldwins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clifton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newborough Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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