Total Crime Rate

528.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 528.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Hawthorns area has the 5th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 78th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Hawthorns (B13 9DY) in the last 12 months was 528.5 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 193.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hawthorns (B13 9DY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Hawthorns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrisons Pleck Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrisons Pleck Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elm Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarehole Mill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Leaf Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woodbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lench'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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