Crime Rates at Old Forest Way, Birmingham, B34 6TW

Old Forest Way area has the 31st highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 896th 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 Old Forest Way (B34 6TW) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Forest Way (B34 6TW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.