Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 29.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 12th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 421st lowest 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 Woodthorpe Road (B14 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodthorpe Road (B14 6EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ashburton Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendron Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wendron Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodthorpe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodthorpe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cocksmead Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maurice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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