Crime Rates at Willes Road, Birmingham, B18 4PX

Willes Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 487th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Willes Road (B18 4PX) in the last 12 months was 201.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willes Road (B18 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Turner Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Markby Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.