Total Crime Rate

145.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 862nd 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 Hawthorn Road (B44 8PX) in the last 12 months was 145.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 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 ( 1600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2900.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (B44 8PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodwell Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Crest Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oundle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stowell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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