Total Crime Rate

270.3 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 270.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Other theft 37.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.8 10/10
  • Robbery 32.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.6 7/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodgate Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 291st 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 Woodgate Lane (B32 3QU) in the last 12 months was 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodgate Lane (B32 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lye Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allwood Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodgate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Allwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Allwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lye Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lye Close Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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