Total Crime Rate

263.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 263.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Robbery 33.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 290th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (B28 9LE) in the last 12 months was 263.7 per 1,000 residents and was 250.4% higher than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (B28 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechcroft Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wycome Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brampton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ingestre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hazelville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brampton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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