Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westminster Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1341st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Westminster Road (B29 7RN) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (B29 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bewdley Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milner Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ribblesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ribblesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bewdley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gristhorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ten Acre Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windrush Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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