Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1287th 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 3HS) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipston Road (B31 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Aldersmead Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shipston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acres Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Open Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlemead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houldey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Bank Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnlea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Fordrough Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fordrough Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnlea Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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