Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharf Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 563rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Road (B11 2DX) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (B11 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Fenton Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fenton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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