Sheldon South
Middle areaSouth east Birmingham. 11,064 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sheldon South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sheldon South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheldon South at a rate of 155.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 520 |
| Shoplifting | 460 |
| Other crime | 234 |
| Vehicle crime | 155 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 93 |
| Burglary | 83 |
| Robbery | 83 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sheldon South compares
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Is Sheldon South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheldon South at a rate of 155.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 138 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sheldon South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (520), shoplifting (460) and other crime (234).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Sheldon South alone. See Birmingham
Sheldon South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sheldon South was £245,000 in 2025.
Sheldon South had 10,413 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sheldon South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sheldon South, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.