Crime Rates at Gowan Road, Birmingham, B8 3JL

Gowan Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 394th 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 Gowan Road (B8 3JL) in the last 12 months was 231.9 per 1,000 residents and was 146.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gowan Road (B8 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.