Total Crime Rate
120.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broomy Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1114th 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 Broomy Close (B34 6EP) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broomy Close (B34 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croxton Grove, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lathom Grove (24 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 | Public order | Woodbury Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leafield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Peplow Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Croxton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmcote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodbury Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollington Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greetville Close | Under investigation |
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