Crime Rate in Bournville & Cotteridge, ward

Bournville & Cotteridge has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1827th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 163rd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bournville & Cotteridge in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bournville & Cotteridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 857 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 44.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,095 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bournville & Cotteridge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Charfield Close. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.