Crime Rates at Willes Road, Birmingham, B18 4PY

Willes Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 884th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Willes Road (B18 4PY) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willes Road (B18 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Markby Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.