Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 27.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wrekin Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 372nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wrekin Road (B73 5SU) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrekin Road (B73 5SU), the main crime hotspot is near Union Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wrekin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathlands Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fir Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Britwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amos Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amos Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fir Tree Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Union Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathlands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathlands Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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