Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 29.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodfield Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 421st 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 Woodfield Road (B12 8TE) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 10 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield Road (B12 8TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodfield Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Conrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hertford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sherbourne Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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