Crime Rates at Cowles Croft, Birmingham, B25 8YX

Cowles Croft area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 304th 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 Cowles Croft (B25 8YX) in the last 12 months was 257.2 per 1,000 residents and was 132.2% higher than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 156.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowles Croft (B25 8YX), the main crime hotspot is near Stoney Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.