Total Crime Rate

214.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 214.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hawthorn Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 427th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

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 Hawthorn Road (B44 8PP) in the last 12 months was 214.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (B44 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Westward Close. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cranbourne Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rodwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rodwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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