Total Crime Rate
145.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broomy Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 836th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Broomy Close (B34 6EP) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% 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 Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hedgley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Slade Lanker | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Slade Lanker | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Lanker | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hollington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peplow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moat Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Croxton Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leafield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leafield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greswold Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glebe Farm Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Farm Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingfisher Veiw | Under investigation |
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