Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westfield Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Westfield Avenue (B14 4PN) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower than the Highter's Heath average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Avenue (B14 4PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorleston Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayberry Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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