Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaftmoor 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.
View Crime In Billesley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arcot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgcombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgcombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edgcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Bank Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftmoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Allcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Springcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Bank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Bank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Road | Under investigation |
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