Total Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.1 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 226.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Woodwells Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 389th 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 Woodwells Road (B8 2TH) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodwells Road (B8 2TH), the main crime hotspot is near Sandbourne Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodwells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Monk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moat House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moat House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Agatha'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sandbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sladefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sladefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sladefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bamville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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