Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kestrel Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 1212th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kestrel Close (B35 7LF) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Close (B35 7LF), the main crime hotspot is near School Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rye Grass Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rhoose Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Farnborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trident Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Athan Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhoose Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhoose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pioneer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cuthberts Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locking Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Grass Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rye Grass Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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