Total Crime Rate
209.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willow 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.
View Crime In Bournbrook & Selly Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddlebarn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Matrons Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddlebarn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Sandpits | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Sandpits | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
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