Total Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 179.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodhouse Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Harborne , and the 602nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Woodhouse Road (B32 2DH) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 98.1% higher than the Harborne average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhouse Road (B32 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selcroft Avenue (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhouse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Selcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourne Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dufton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodhouse Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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