Crime Rates at Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham, B15 2DW

Wheeleys Lane area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1368th 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 Wheeleys Lane (B15 2DW) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeleys Lane (B15 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 677 crimes here, including 366 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.