Total Crime Rate

273.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheeler Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 266th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wheeler Street (B19 2ET) in the last 12 months was 273.8 per 1,000 residents and was 118.9% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 158.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeler Street (B19 2ET), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheeler Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lozells Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandhill Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gunmakers Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunmakers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sunridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Markford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leonard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porchester Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Porchester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Annie Wood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chain Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chain Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leonard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lozells Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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