Total Crime Rate
195.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wylde Green Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 512th 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 Wylde Green Road (B76 1RH) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.9% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wylde Green Road (B76 1RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milverton Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allendale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Shipton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crawford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crawford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Checkley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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