Total Crime Rate
281.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowler 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.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Butler Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butler Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hallewell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hallewell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallewell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallewell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallewell Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beaks Farm Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hannafore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hannafore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roach Pool Croft | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashes Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laxey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shenstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Butler Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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