Crime Rates at Bowyer Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1EX

Bowyer Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 558th 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 Bowyer Road (B8 1EX) in the last 12 months was 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% higher than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowyer Road (B8 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellesmere Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.