Crime Rates at Holloway Head, Birmingham, B1 1UD

Holloway Head area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holloway Head (B1 1UD) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holloway Head (B1 1UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 357 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (163 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.