Total Crime Rate

208.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Burglary 39.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodside Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 459th 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 Woodside Road (B29 7QS) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Road (B29 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Milner Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmdon Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gristhorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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