Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Vicarage Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1212th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (B33 8PH) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (B33 8PH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 197 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Grevis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Church Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Yardley Fields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcombe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alcombe Grove —
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Data Sources

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