Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn Brook Way area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1069th 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 Hawthorn Brook Way (B23 5LF) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Brook Way (B23 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Dunslade Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Brook Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunslade Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthrum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Pollards Under investigation
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Data Sources

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