Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 39.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Green Croft area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 203rd 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 Croft (B68 0DG) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Green Croft (B68 0DG), 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 Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birdlip Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodgreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Daventry Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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