Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Park Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 914th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Park Road (B30 1SA) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Park Road (B30 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Park Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hay Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Road

Data Sources

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