Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Castleford Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1035th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Castleford Road (B11 3SL) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castleford Road (B11 3SL), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Court. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castleford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fraser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvidere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belvidere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Inglewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inglewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountford Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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