Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodlands Drive area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1211th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Drive (B29 6TU) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Drive (B29 6TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gleave Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottrell Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pavilion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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