Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welwyndale Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 676th lowest 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 Welwyndale Road (B72 1AL) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welwyndale Road (B72 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Poppy Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welwyndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Malcolm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bickton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hervey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plants Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blithfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Malcolm Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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