Crime Rates at Hawkesley Drive, Birmingham, B31 4EU

Hawkesley Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 335th 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 Hawkesley Drive (B31 4EU) in the last 12 months was 254.0 per 1,000 residents and was 152.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 165.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkesley Drive (B31 4EU), the main crime hotspot is near Walnut Way. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.