Total Crime Rate
91.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hugh Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 1455th 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 Hugh Road (B10 9AP) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Bordesley Green average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hugh Road (B10 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Swanage Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hugh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hugh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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