Total Crime Rate
107.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westland 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 7QP) 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 7QP), the main crime hotspot is near Lanark Croft. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lanark Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bader Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bader Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cosford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cosford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranwell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sopwith Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lanark Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Concorde Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lanark Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lanark Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lanark Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dixon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dixon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dixon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drem Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bovingdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bovingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brabazon Grove | Under investigation |
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