Crime Rates at Wensleydale Road, Birmingham, B42 1PS

Wensleydale Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 1213th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensleydale Road (B42 1PS) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower 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 19 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). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensleydale Road (B42 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Lymedene Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.