Crime Rates at Rover Drive, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9LB

Rover Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

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 Rover Drive (B36 9LB) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Smith's Wood average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rover Drive (B36 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daimler Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.