Total Crime Rate

196.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westhill Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 535th 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 Westhill Close (B29 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 196.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhill Close (B29 6QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westhill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lodge Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fladbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Goss Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fladbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lodge Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fladbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fladbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goss Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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