Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodhouse Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 527th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Woodhouse Road (B32 2DL) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhouse Road (B32 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harborne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bourne Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tedstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgmont Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tedstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Woodhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bourne Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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