Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Showells Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1337th 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 Showells Gardens (B7 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Nechells average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Showells Gardens (B7 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mounts Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glovers Field Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Showells Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranemoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cattells Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nechells Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glovers Field Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mounts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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