Total Crime Rate
226.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
139.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thornham Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Druids Heath & Monyhull , and the 387th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Thornham Way (B14 5RT) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 153.5% higher than the Druids Heath & Monyhull average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornham Way (B14 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Pound Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netheravon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pound Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pound Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Pound Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pound Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Druids Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehenge Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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