Total Crime Rate

209.9 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 209.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willow Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 475th 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 Willow Road (B30 2AU) in the last 12 months was 209.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road (B30 2AU), the main crime hotspot is near Raddlebarn Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raddlebarn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Matrons Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raddlebarn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Sandpits Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Sandpits Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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