Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 48th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1287th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willaston Road (B33 0PX) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willaston Road (B33 0PX), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ragnall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ragdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lychgate Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lychgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elmstead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Ragdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ragnall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Ketton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hadlow Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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