Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawkes Close area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1375th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkes Close (B30 2LY) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkes Close (B30 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwell Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Way Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gristhorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hazelwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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