Total Crime Rate

281.9 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 281.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Bowler Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 271st 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 Bowler Road (B16 0NH) in the last 12 months was 281.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowler Road (B16 0NH), the main crime hotspot is near Hallewell Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowler Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Southfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butler Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butler Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hallewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaks Farm Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hannafore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hannafore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roach Pool Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashes Lane
Sep 2025Public order Ashes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Laxey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Butler Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Southfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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