Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilkinson Croft area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1074th 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 Wilkinson Croft (B8 2RE) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilkinson Croft (B8 2RE), the main crime hotspot is near B4114. Police recorded 304 crimes here, including 72 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 | Drugs | Old Bromford Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4114 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4114 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4114 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brockhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4114 | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B4114 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B4114 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B4114 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B4114 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B4114 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4114 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4114 | Under investigation |
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