Total Crime Rate

148.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 148.8 9/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Shirley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 835th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (B28 9LE), the main crime hotspot is near Halewood Grove. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Beechcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bushmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halewood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harlow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyleston Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bushmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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