Crime Rates at Bowes Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9HL

Bowes Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

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 Bowes Road (B45 9HL) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Marlbrook average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowes Road (B45 9HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndon Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.