Total Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 150.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wesley Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 791st highest 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 Wesley Road (B23 6TX) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Road (B23 6TX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dorsheath Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wilton Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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