Crime Rates at Wellington Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2DZ

Wellington Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1351st lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Wellington Road (B20 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 207.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (B20 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Grove. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.