Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hugh Villas area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 712th 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 Hugh Villas (B10 9AN) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hugh Villas (B10 9AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Oswalds Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenelm Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hugh Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Muntz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Muntz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Muntz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kenelm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kenelm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swanage Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Muntz Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Muntz Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Kenelm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Imperial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Oswalds Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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