Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
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

Willaston Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 915th 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 Willaston Road (B33 0PS) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willaston Road (B33 0PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wakeman Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorncliffe Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willaston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ragdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ragnall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hadlow Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ketton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ragdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ragnall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lychgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elmstead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tallington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lychgate Avenue Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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