Total Crime Rate

72.4 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 72.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wheeleys Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1287th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheeleys Road (B15 2LL) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeleys Road (B15 2LL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wheeleys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elvetham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilldown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gilldown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Austen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvetham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Estria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Five Ways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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