Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Witherford Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 268th 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 Witherford Way (B29 4AN) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witherford Way (B29 4AN), the main crime hotspot is near Bushwood Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witherford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillyard Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathdene Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillyard Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bushwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strathdene Gardens —
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Data Sources

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