Crime Rates at Hawker Drive, Birmingham, B35 7EG

Hawker Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 146th 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 7EG) in the last 12 months was 381.2 per 1,000 residents and was 196.5% higher than the Castle Vale average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawker Drive (B35 7EG), 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.