Crime Rates at Woodcock Lane, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DB

Woodcock Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcock Lane (B27 6DB) in the last 12 months was 303.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 183.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcock Lane (B27 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Culham Close (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.