Crime Rates at Owens Croft, Birmingham, B38 9AF

Owens Croft area has the 29th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 947th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Owens Croft (B38 9AF) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owens Croft (B38 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Glenhill Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.