Total Crime Rate
425.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
208.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wrentham Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 119th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wrentham Street (B5 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 425.1 per 1,000 residents and was 228.7% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 208.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wrentham Street (B5 6QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 385 crimes here, including 221 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barrow Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hurst Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hodnet Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodnet Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barrow Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vernolds Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vernolds Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernolds Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurst Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hodnet Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hodnet Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bromsgrove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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