Total Crime Rate

854.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 854.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.8 10/10
  • Public order 69.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.8 10/10
  • Other theft 42.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
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

Wharf Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Druids Heath & Monyhull , and the 37th 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 Wharf Road (B30 3LP) in the last 12 months was 854.4 per 1,000 residents and was 823.4% higher than the Druids Heath & Monyhull average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 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 ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 318.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (B30 3LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Facet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shortlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ernest Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Facet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Facet Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenley Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Facet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Facet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Facet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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