Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellfield Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1405th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Wellfield Road (B28 9NE) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Road (B28 9NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Hill Way, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plestowes Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyleston Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Solihull Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Hill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plestowes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plestowes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plestowes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plestowes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitmaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Pitmaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plestowes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halewood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Solihull Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Loxleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Loxleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Loxleys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Loxleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harlow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkley Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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