Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 594th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Close (B9 4JF) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Close (B9 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Glover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sarah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmacre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmacre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quigley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quigley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Keeley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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