Total Crime Rate

273.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 273.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawker Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 265th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Hawker Drive (B35 7EA) in the last 12 months was 273.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher than the Castle Vale average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 178.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawker Drive (B35 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brabazon Grove, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lanark Croft (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawker Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biggin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brabazon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabazon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Whittle Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avery Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bovingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bovingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bovingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurricane Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurricane Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biggin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sopwith Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooks Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Havilland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Havilland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Havilland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Havilland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Havilland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order De Havilland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bond Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drem Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brabazon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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