Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Welford Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1092nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welford Road (B20 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (B20 2BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Welford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wye Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wye Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wye Cliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery King Edwards Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order King Edwards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowling Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Cliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rose Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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