Crime Rates at West Road, Birmingham, B43 5PS

West Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Road (B43 5PS) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Newton average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (B43 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Amberley Green. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.