Total Crime Rate
114.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wordsworth Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 1185th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Road (B10 0EE) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Bordesley Green average (175.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wordsworth Road (B10 0EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wright Street, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Road (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Langley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swanage Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Swanage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lloyd Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Small Heath Highway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Small Heath Highway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Small Heath Highway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wright Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wright Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Avenue | Under investigation |
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