Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wensley Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1261st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensley Road (B26 1LT) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensley Road (B26 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Coventry Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnymead Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wychwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wychwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arden Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensley Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrows Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brays Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brays Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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