Total Crime Rate

431.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

245.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 431.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 245.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 220.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Holloway Head area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 115th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holloway Head (B1 1NU) in the last 12 months was 431.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 245.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holloway Head (B1 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holloway Head area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cregoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4127 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Street Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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