Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shipston Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1384th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shipston Road (B31 3HR) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipston Road (B31 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldersmead Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beach Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shipston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlemead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnlea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Open Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fordrough Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Fordrough Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acres Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houldey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnlea Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Bank Top Under investigation
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Data Sources

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