Total Crime Rate

193.2 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 193.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hawkesford Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 549th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkesford Close (B74 2TR) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 304.6% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkesford Close (B74 2TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mere Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkesford Close area

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Data Sources

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