Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Westcroft Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 1297th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Westcroft Way (B14 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcroft Way (B14 4TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Gorleston Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westcroft Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gorleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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