Total Crime Rate

296.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 296.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Welby Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 235th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Welby Road (B28 8AX) in the last 12 months was 296.5 per 1,000 residents and was 207.3% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 157.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welby Road (B28 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Prestige Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestige Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Silverlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hazelmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Brooklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brooklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brooklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Prestige Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prestige Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prestige Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestige Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestige Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stadium Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stadium Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stadium Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cateswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cateswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shaftmoor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shaftmoor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shaftmoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shaftmoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whisley Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cateswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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