Total Crime Rate
116.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodridge area has the 78th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1128th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodridge (B6 6LN) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodridge (B6 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Maidstone Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 36 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 | Vehicle crime | Bayswater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maidstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malthouse Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovehouse Pool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dovehouse Pool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dovehouse Pool Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Canterbury Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Arden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freer Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fentham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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