Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woden Road East area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 477th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woden Road East (WS10 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Friar Park average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woden Road East (WS10 0PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fred Smith Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woden Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woden Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary James Watt Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crankhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fred Smith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oaktree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woden Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woden Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woden Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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