Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weoley Castle Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1334th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Weoley Castle Road (B29 5QW) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weoley Castle Road (B29 5QW), the main crime hotspot is near Hatherton Grove. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ilmington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hatherton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ludstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ludstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shilton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ackleton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ilmington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ackleton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brineton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hatherton Grove | Under investigation |
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