Total Crime Rate
119.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heath Way area has the 40th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1125th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Way (B34 6QW) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heath Way (B34 6QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glascote Grove (16 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Schoolacre Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlands Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pencroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ankermoor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barlands Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlands Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glascote Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstile | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenall Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little Heath Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pear Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Polesworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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