Total Crime Rate

398.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 398.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holloway Head area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 137th 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 Holloway Head (B1 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 398.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 223.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holloway Head (B1 1UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 446 crimes here, including 242 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Holloway Head area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street Queensway —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Holloway Circus Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holloway Circus Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rickman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Essex Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ellis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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