Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Burglary 25.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellesley Gardens area has the 47th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1257th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wellesley Gardens (B13 9YZ) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Gardens (B13 9YZ), the main crime hotspot is near Pickwick Grove. Police recorded 73 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 Wellesley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickwick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickwick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickwick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickwick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pickwick Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laceby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gracewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gracewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thirlmere Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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