Total Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Woodthorpe Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 170th 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 Woodthorpe Road (B14 6EE) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodthorpe Road (B14 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Wynfield Gardens. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Croft Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Sunderton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Croft —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maple Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fernwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wynfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wynfield Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wynfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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