Total Crime Rate
128.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wallace Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 981st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wallace Road (B29 7ND) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wallace Road (B29 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Brookvale Mews. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pebworth Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hobson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Priory Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobbs Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobbs Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookvale Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookvale Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fashoda Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kitchener Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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