Total Crime Rate
454.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weoley Castle Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 104th 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 Weoley Castle Road (B29 5PT) in the last 12 months was 454.3 per 1,000 residents and was 305.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 191.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weoley Castle Road (B29 5PT), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Square. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bartley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austrey Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stoneton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princethorpe Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barcheston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcheston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcheston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcheston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brineton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barcheston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stoneton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gregory Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Weoley Castle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milcote Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Quarry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castle Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castle Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castle Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pailton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austrey Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruckley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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