Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wychall Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 715th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wychall Road (B31 3AB) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wychall Road (B31 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Overbury Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wychall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Overbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Overbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Overbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Overbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pensford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkins Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Open Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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