Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 88.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wood End Road area has the 83rd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1513th highest 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 Wood End Road (B24 8AE) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood End Road (B24 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4139 (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood End Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jaffray Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jaffray Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4139 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B4139 Under investigation

Data Sources

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