Total Crime Rate

305.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 305.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.8 10/10
  • Other crime 55.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 1.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 224th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (B18 4NN) in the last 12 months was 305.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -51.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 173.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (B18 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Villiers Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Magdala Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Magdala Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Perrott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Perrott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Perrott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hamberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smeaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Magdala Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdala Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eva Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdala Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdala Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdala Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Magdala Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Magdala Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Magdala Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winson Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perrott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Victor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary James Turner Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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