Total Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 237.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 21st highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 347th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood End Road (B24 8BL) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 188.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood End Road (B24 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Arton Croft. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rollason Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deakin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deakin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rollason Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jaffray Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eversley Dale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eagle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jaffray Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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