Crime Rates at Westridge Road, Birmingham, B13 0EE

Westridge Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westridge Road (B13 0EE) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westridge Road (B13 0EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Braceby Avenue, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purefoy Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.