Crime Rates at Wedgewood Road, Birmingham, B32 1LP

Wedgewood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Quinton , and the 346th 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 Wedgewood Road (B32 1LP) in the last 12 months was 251.6 per 1,000 residents and was 156.7% higher than the Quinton average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 154.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedgewood Road (B32 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Leasow. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.