Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Green Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 416th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Wood Green Road (B68 0DF) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Langley average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Green Road (B68 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodgreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birdlip Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Daventry Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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