Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1479th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (B29 5BA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Mews. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvide Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvide Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bushwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whiston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whiston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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