Crime Rates at Wheatsheaf Road, Birmingham, B16 0RY

Wheatsheaf Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 861st lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wheatsheaf Road (B16 0RY) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatsheaf Road (B16 0RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hannafore Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hallewell Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.