Total Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wheaton Vale area has the lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheaton Vale (B20 1AH) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheaton Vale (B20 1AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Trees, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friary Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheaton Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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