Crime Rates at Marlow Road, Birmingham, B23 7DB

Marlow Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 1505th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlow Road (B23 7DB) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Gravelly Hill average (157.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlow Road (B23 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastdean Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.