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