Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westland Walk area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 1295th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Westland Walk (B35 7QL) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Castle Vale average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westland Walk (B35 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brabazon Grove, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dixon Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westland Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bovingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Bromwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Castle Bromwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Castle Bromwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avery Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avery Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bovingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castle Bromwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sopwith Croft
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Bromwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Bromwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drem Croft
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bader Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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