Longbridge & West Heath 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 privately: 14% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (8.4 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 24.2% here, compared with 29.9% across Birmingham (5.7 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.
People aged 65 or over: 18% here, compared with 13.1% across Birmingham (4.8 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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 Longbridge & West Heath ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,535 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,471 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Longbridge & West Heath 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: 167 mapped crimes in September 2024; 240 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 · Longbridge & West Heath
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
167
21
October 2024
205
22
November 2024
221
16
December 2024
202
20
January 2025
195
25
February 2025
186
23
March 2025
178
15
April 2025
223
30
May 2025
203
30
June 2025
216
34
July 2025
244
18
August 2025
231
29
September 2025
250
17
October 2025
213
16
November 2025
208
12
December 2025
190
7
January 2026
218
11
February 2026
190
14
March 2026
198
7
April 2026
199
9
May 2026
181
13
June 2026
226
27
July 2026
222
19
August 2026
240
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Longbridge & West Heath
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,120
shoplifting
346
criminal damage arson
236
vehicle crime
185
other theft
147
public order
138
burglary
114
possession of weapons
62
robbery
58
drugs
54
other crime
43
theft from the person
17
bicycle theft
15
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.
