Total Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 4.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 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 crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Shirley Road (B30 2JA) in the last 12 months was 4.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Shirley Road (B30 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Tree Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Breedon Road (22 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wildmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hudson'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wildmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wildmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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