Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Burglary 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodnorton Drive area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1360th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodnorton Drive (B13 8QA) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodnorton Drive (B13 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodnorton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodnorton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodnorton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sandhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hill Crest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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