Castle Vale ward · Birmingham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 55% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (31.5 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 16.5% here, compared with 29.9% across Birmingham (13.4 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (13.1 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Castle Vale ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,303 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,043 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Castle Vale ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 68 mapped crimes in September 2024; 110 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Castle Vale
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
68
8
October 2024
77
7
November 2024
80
9
December 2024
83
13
January 2025
112
12
February 2025
75
11
March 2025
59
12
April 2025
108
10
May 2025
80
9
June 2025
95
9
July 2025
82
8
August 2025
124
11
September 2025
85
7
October 2025
115
6
November 2025
87
5
December 2025
114
3
January 2026
100
10
February 2026
95
0
March 2026
110
6
April 2026
130
2
May 2026
126
4
June 2026
120
6
July 2026
111
6
August 2026
110
2
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castle Vale
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
594
shoplifting
215
criminal damage arson
105
public order
85
vehicle crime
73
other theft
59
possession of weapons
41
burglary
39
other crime
33
robbery
27
drugs
23
theft from the person
7
bicycle theft
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
