Total Crime Rate

327.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 327.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.8 6/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodbourne Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 196th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Woodbourne Road (B17 8DD) in the last 12 months was 327.4 per 1,000 residents and was 232.1% higher than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 180.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbourne Road (B17 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Marsland Close. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Road —
Sep 2025Public order Fountain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Marsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Umpire Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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