Crime Rates at Welby Road, Birmingham, B28 8AX

Welby Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 376th 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 Welby Road (B28 8AX) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 148.1% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 124.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welby Road (B28 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Prestige Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.