Crime Rates at Wychwood Crescent, Birmingham, B26 1LY

Wychwood Crescent 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 Wychwood Crescent (B26 1LY) 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 Wychwood Crescent (B26 1LY), 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.