Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wheatsheaf Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 988th 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 Wheatsheaf Road (B16 0RZ) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatsheaf Road (B16 0RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hallewell Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatsheaf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deer Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hannafore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hannafore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deer Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ashes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashes Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Hallewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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