Total Crime Rate
662.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arran Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 56th 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 Arran Road (B34 6DD) in the last 12 months was 662.1 per 1,000 residents and was 442.4% 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 Shoplifting with 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 284.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arran Road (B34 6DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fowey Road, where police recorded 234 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orkney Avenue (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromford & Hodge Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bucklands End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orkney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orkney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rymond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Falmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Falmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fowey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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