Total Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftmoor Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Shaftmoor Lane (B28 8SH) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftmoor Lane (B28 8SH), the main crime hotspot is near Green Bank Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftmoor Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arcot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgcombe Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgcombe Road
Sep 2025Public order Edgcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftmoor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Springcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Sep 2025Other theft Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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