Total Crime Rate

177.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wood Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 626th 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 Wood Lane (B32 4AD) in the last 12 months was 177.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (B32 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Winwoods Grove. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Farm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winwoods Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Ludford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winwoods Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winwoods Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Farm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winwoods Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Ludford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winwoods Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winwoods Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Coppice Under investigation
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Data Sources

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