Total Crime Rate

307.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 307.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.6 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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 19th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 216th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfield Road (B12 8UG) in the last 12 months was 307.4 per 1,000 residents and was 137.7% higher 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 171.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield Road (B12 8UG), 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 (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hertford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sherbourne Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Timbers Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Conrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kyrwicks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kyrwicks Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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