Crime Rates at Wellhead Lane, Birmingham, B42 2SY

Wellhead Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 9th 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 Wellhead Lane (B42 2SY) in the last 12 months was 1988.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1495.0% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 343 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 507 (≈ 1154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellhead Lane (B42 2SY), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.