Ladywood vs Sheldon

Ladywood has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,379 crimes in the last 12 months. Sheldon has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,941 crimes. Ladywood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ladywood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sheldon shows -3.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ladywood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,417 incidents). In Sheldon, it is Violent Crime (1,062 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ladywood recorded 252 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sheldon recorded 187. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ladywood totalled 1,417 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,062 in Sheldon. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ladywood recorded 3,725 crimes (now 3,379, a change of -9.3%). Sheldon recorded 3,054 crimes previously (now 2,941, -3.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ladywood has a resolution rate of 34.2% and Sheldon has 25.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ladywood falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Sheldon is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ladywood and Sheldon. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.