Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Wood area has the 19th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 897th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Long Wood (B30 1HT) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Wood (B30 1HT), the main crime hotspot is near Long Wood. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lake View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Long Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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