Total Crime Rate
101.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Willclare Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1312th 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 Willclare Road (B26 2NT) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willclare Road (B26 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hernall Croft, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benedon Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benedon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kennedy Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leys Wood Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lea Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brays Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hernall Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Benedon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Langham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Croft | Under investigation |
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