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

Dowar Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowar Road (B45 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxland Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.