Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wellington Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1308th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Wellington Road (B15 2ER) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (B15 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Ashley Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viceroy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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