Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Woodlands Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 780th lowest 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 Woodlands Road (B8 3AG) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (B8 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Clipston Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Foxton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alum Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kellington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Springbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Springbank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbank Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clipston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hancock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hancock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hancock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lupin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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