Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gilwell Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 753rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilwell Road (B34 7NN) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilwell Road (B34 7NN), the main crime hotspot is near School Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gilwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lomond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sydney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Budbrooke Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order School Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lomond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lomond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lomond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hemlingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hemlingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sydney Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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