Total Crime Rate
261.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ownall Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 314th 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 Ownall Road (B34 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ownall Road (B34 7AJ), 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.
View Crime In Bromford & Hodge Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Shardway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tyebeams | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyebeams | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyebeams | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyebeams | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Shardway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Shardway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Packington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsham Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pear Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tanglewood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coneyford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coneyford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cole Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cole Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shustoke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Packington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Packington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Packington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawcroft Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Turnley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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