Total Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wake Green Road area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1255th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wake Green Road (B13 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wake Green Road (B13 9EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wake Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elm Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Leaf Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lench'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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