Ward End & Bromford West
Middle areaEast Birmingham. 13,407 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Ward End & Bromford West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ward End & Bromford West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ward End & Bromford West at a rate of 95.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 691 |
| Other crime | 169 |
| Vehicle crime | 112 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 92 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 65 |
| Burglary | 54 |
| Drug offences | 48 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ward End & Bromford West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ward End & Bromford West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ward End & Bromford West at a rate of 95.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 117 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ward End & Bromford West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (691), other crime (169) and vehicle crime (112).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Ward End & Bromford West alone. See Birmingham
Ward End & Bromford West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ward End & Bromford West was £207,000 in 2025.
Ward End & Bromford West had 12,993 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Ward End & Bromford West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ward End & Bromford West, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.