Crime Rates at Woodfield Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 8TH

Woodfield Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 945th 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 8TH) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield Road (B12 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 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.