Total Crime Rate

397.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.6 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 397.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.2 10/10
  • Drugs 49.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Woodstock Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 141st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodstock Road (B13 9BB) in the last 12 months was 397.1 per 1,000 residents and was 207.1% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 240.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodstock Road (B13 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodstock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roshven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roshven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roshven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Queenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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