Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Castle Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1480th highest 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 Castle Road (B29 5BA) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (B29 5BA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Mews. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Howes Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvide Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howes Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvide Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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