Total Crime Rate
1256.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodburn Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 5th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
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 Woodburn Road (B66 2PU) in the last 12 months was 1256.2 per 1,000 residents and was 895.4% higher than the Soho and Victoria average (126.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 313 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 424 (≈ 876.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 239.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodburn Road (B66 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Soho and Victoria| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxglove Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sycamore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sycamore Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eva Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Queens Head Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Head Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eva Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | James Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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