Total Crime Rate

88.6 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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

Castle Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1524th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (B29 5HY) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (B29 5HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pailton Grove, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weoley Castle Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pailton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gaydon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gaydon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bottetourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckbury Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alwold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Weoley Castle Road 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 2025Vehicle crime Pailton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paganel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pailton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barcheston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcheston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Burglary Barcheston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pennant Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcheston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcheston Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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