Crime Rates at Dowar Road, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8RB

Dowar Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 372nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

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 Dowar Road (B45 8RB) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowar Road (B45 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Foxland Avenue. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.