Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wheelwright Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 793rd 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 8HB) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelwright Road (B24 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Wheelwright Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheelwright Road area

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

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