Total Crime Rate
212.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
196.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Turnhouse Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 436th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Turnhouse Road (B35 6LY) in the last 12 months was 212.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Castle Vale average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 196.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Turnhouse Road (B35 6LY), the main crime hotspot is near Valencia Croft. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Cuthberts Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hedley Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Squadron Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | School Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valencia Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Valencia Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davenport Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hedley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hedley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
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