Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Wellesbourne Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 1481st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesbourne Road (B20 3TH) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Birchfield average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesbourne Road (B20 3TH), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstead Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Lane
Apr 2026Public order Church Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gibson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary David Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wye Cliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Robert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Robert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul Byrne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wye Cliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Robert Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaudesert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaudesert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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