Total Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodlands Road area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Small Heath , and the 429th 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 Woodlands Road (B11 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Small Heath average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Road (B11 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pickwick Grove. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Small Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Philip Sidney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyons Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geoffrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eileen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Philip Sidney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pickwick Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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