Crime Rates at Welby Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8HP

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 8HP) 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 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Green, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgcombe Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.