Total Crime Rate

381.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 381.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Other crime 33.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spitfire Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 146th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spitfire Way (B35 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 381.2 per 1,000 residents and was 196.5% higher than the Castle Vale average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spitfire Way (B35 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Dixon Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spitfire Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhoose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viscount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Javelin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padgate Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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