Total Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bromford Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1136th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bromford Road (B36 8JH) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromford Road (B36 8JH), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromford & Hodge Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sandhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greystoke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ventnor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haye House Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haye House Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Standlake Avenue | Local resolution |
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