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

Wellington Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 497th highest 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 2EE) in the last 12 months was 205.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 143.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (B20 2EE), 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.