Crime Rates at Castle Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, B29 5HG

Castle Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 777th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (B29 5HG) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (B29 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spernall Grove, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Mews (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.