Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodstock Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1206th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodstock Road (B21 9HX) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodstock Road (B21 9HX), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Lane. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 60 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murdock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branksome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branksome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branksome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branksome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Soho Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Soho Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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