Total Crime Rate

835.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

394.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 835.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 394.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 252.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 237.6 10/10
  • Public order 88.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.1 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.8 10/10
  • Robbery 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 41st 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 Wharf Road (B30 3LS) in the last 12 months was 835.3 per 1,000 residents and was 834.8% higher than the Druids Heath & Monyhull average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 394.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (B30 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wharf Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shortlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shortlands Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Lodge —
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ernest Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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