Total Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Shopton Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 816th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shopton Road (B34 6PH) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shopton Road (B34 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Way. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shopton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hernefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Heath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Buckland End Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hernefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hernefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomdene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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