Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowman Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 1021st lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Bowman Road (B42 2RN) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Oscott average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowman Road (B42 2RN), the main crime hotspot is near Cardington Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caddick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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