Total Crime Rate

972.7 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 972.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 655.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Other theft 69.5 10/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hawthorne Road area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 7th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

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 Hawthorne Road (B36 0HH) in the last 12 months was 972.7 per 1,000 residents and was 947.9% higher than the Castle Bromwich average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 264 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Road (B36 0HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Hays Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Selworthy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heatherleigh Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heatherleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heatherleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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