Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wensleydale Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 908th 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 Wensleydale Road (B42 1PL) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Perry Barr average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensleydale Road (B42 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Bescot Croft. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensleydale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmodale Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmodale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmodale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmodale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Hill —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lymedene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymedene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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