Total Crime Rate

265.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 265.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawker Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 301st highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Hawker Drive (B35 7EA) in the last 12 months was 265.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.8% higher than the Castle Vale average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 158.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawker Drive (B35 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Lanark Croft. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawker Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sopwith Croft
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bader Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drem Croft
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bovingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bovingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bader Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lanark Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lanark Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lanark Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanark Croft
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Concorde Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lanark Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanark Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lanark Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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