Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wheelers Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1356th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheelers Lane (B13 0SR) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelers Lane (B13 0SR), the main crime hotspot is near Wroxall Grove. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheelers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barn Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroxall Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wroxall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barn Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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