Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wychwood Crescent area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1367th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wychwood Crescent (B26 1LY) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Sheldon average (110.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wychwood Crescent (B26 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Coventry Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wychwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Coventry Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrows Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barrows Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barrows Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrows Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leavesden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leavesden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herondale Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wychwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A45 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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