Total Crime Rate

259.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 259.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Woodfall Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 319th 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 Woodfall Avenue (B30 1NR) in the last 12 months was 259.5 per 1,000 residents and was 163.7% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfall Avenue (B30 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Watford Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodfall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfall Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Franklin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Franklin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowheath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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