Total Crime Rate

279.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 279.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Westwood Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 258th 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 Westwood Drive (B45 9WF) in the last 12 months was 279.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 160.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Drive (B45 9WF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reaside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleming Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rubery Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Reaside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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