Total Crime Rate
645.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorne Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 13th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .
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 Hawthorne Road (B36 0HH) in the last 12 months was 645.2 per 1,000 residents and was 692.8% higher than the Castle Bromwich average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorne Road (B36 0HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taw Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Bromwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Way | Under investigation |
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