Crime Rates at Welwyndale Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1AW

Welwyndale Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welwyndale Road (B72 1AW) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welwyndale Road (B72 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welwyndale Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malcolm Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.