Crime Rates at Wood End Road, Birmingham, B24 8BJ

Wood End Road area has the 79th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1425th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood End Road (B24 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood End Road (B24 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.