Total Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elmwoods area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 681st lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Elmwoods (B32 3RF) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmwoods (B32 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Trimpley Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodvale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birchwoods | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bartley Woods | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathy Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trimpley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trimpley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Woods | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trimpley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trimpley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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