Crime Rate in Longbridge & West Heath, ward

Longbridge & West Heath has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1135th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 87th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longbridge & West Heath in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longbridge & West Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 34.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,463 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longbridge & West Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.