Total Crime Rate

20.8 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 20.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 11th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 250th 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 8SY) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftmoor Lane (B28 8SY), 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 Springcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bromyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Springcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bromyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leominster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bromyard Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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