Crime Rates at Wasdale Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1QH

Wasdale Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 669th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wasdale Road (B31 1QH) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wasdale Road (B31 1QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheverton Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmdale Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.