Crime Rates at Wandsworth Road, Birmingham, B44 9LU

Wandsworth Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 1206th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wandsworth Road (B44 9LU) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% higher than the Oscott average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wandsworth Road (B44 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsland Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.