Total Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shirley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 1120th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (B28 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% higher than the Hall Green North average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 145.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shirley Road (B28 9JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnham Meadow, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Solihull Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hall Green North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Loxleys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Loxleys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Loxleys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyleston Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burnham Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burnham Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harlow Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Loxleys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Diddington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Solihull Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Solihull Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beechcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beechcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Croft | Under investigation |
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