Total Crime Rate
245.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glenthorne Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 361st 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 Glenthorne Road (B24 9RG) in the last 12 months was 245.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.2% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 182.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenthorne Road (B24 9RG), the main crime hotspot is near Ardenleigh Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromford & Hodge Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willey Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardenleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Willey Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doreen Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doreen Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shipley Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firtree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashmead Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashmead Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashmead Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bromford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doreen Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromford Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardenleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardenleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ardenleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ardenleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eversley Dale | Under investigation |
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