Crime Rate in Castle Vale, ward

Castle Vale has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 963rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 70th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castle Vale in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle Vale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 539 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -29.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 651 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle Vale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lanark Croft. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.