Total Crime Rate
109.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wensley 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.
View Crime In Sheldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalewood Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnymead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Coventry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wychwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wychwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wychwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Arden Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wensley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barrows Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalewood Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalewood Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brays Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brays Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.