Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.5 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 100.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wordsworth Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 1327th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Bordesley Green average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 55.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (B10 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Small Heath Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Small Heath Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lloyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lloyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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