Total Crime Rate

242.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 242.4 10/10
  • Other theft 95.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wharf Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 338th 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 Wharf Road (B11 2EB) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (B11 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenton Way (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverdon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaves Green Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverdon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaves Green Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collycroft Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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