Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woolmore Road area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolmore Road (B23 7EB) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Gravelly Hill average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolmore Road (B23 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Hillyfields Road. Police recorded 16 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 Woolmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivyfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Underwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Marsh Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Underwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Underwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Underwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woolmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Braemar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivyfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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