Crime Rates at Wadhurst Road, Birmingham, B17 8JE

Wadhurst Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 843rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wadhurst Road (B17 8JE) in the last 12 months was 147.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadhurst Road (B17 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrooke Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.