Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B26 3SR
How much crime is recorded in B26 3SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheldon South
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,562 (2024)
B26 3SRBirmingham
How safe is B26 3SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B26 3SR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B26 3SRNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.