Total Crime Rate
187.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Brook Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 578th 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 Hawthorn Brook Way (B23 5LF) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Brook Way (B23 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hallot Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunslade Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingstanding| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Guthrum Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fernwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Brook Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Brook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbeyfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hallot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Court Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fosseway Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fosseway Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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