Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hugh 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hugh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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