Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1367th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (B33 8PH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 155 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grevis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Franks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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