Total Crime Rate
117.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowood Crescent area has the 34th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1142nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Bowood Crescent (B31 3TP) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowood Crescent (B31 3TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbeydale Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Centenary Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In King's Norton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Harpers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbeydale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbeydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbeydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleys Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Morelands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chesterfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bank Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bank Top | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moorpark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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