Total Crime Rate
145.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Pathway area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 835th 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 The Pathway (B14 6RN) in the last 12 months was 145.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Pathway (B14 6RN), the main crime hotspot is near Dawberry Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 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 | Public order | Fawley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dawberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reaside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reaside Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Worthings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dawberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dawberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lifford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fawley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldrons Moor | Awaiting court outcome |
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