Total Crime Rate

221.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 221.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Wheelwright Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 406th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheelwright Road (B24 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 221.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelwright Road (B24 8EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheelwright Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downside Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheelwright Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheelwright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bracebridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbotts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbotts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelwright Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bracebridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneyhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Standard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Downside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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