Total Crime Rate

233.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 233.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 389th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (B29 5HE) in the last 12 months was 233.4 per 1,000 residents and was 137.1% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (B29 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near Spernall Grove. Police recorded 42 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howes Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pailton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pailton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pailton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pailton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pailton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruckley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Ruckley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spernall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spernall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whiston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whiston Grove 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Princethorpe Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pailton Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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