Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.7 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 218.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wood Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 419th 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 Wood Lane (B32 4AD) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.5% higher than the Bartley Green average (107.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 157.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (B32 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Winwoods Grove. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moat Coppice Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moat Coppice Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trimpley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Woods —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trimpley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bartley Woods Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trimpley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trimpley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winwoods Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathy Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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