Total Crime Rate
55.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monica Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 980th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Monica Road (B10 9BL) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monica Road (B10 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Hob Moor Close. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Small Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmer Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Benedicts Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hob Moor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hob Moor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hob Moor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Benedicts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Benedicts Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hob Moor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Benedicts Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hob Moor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hob Moor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hob Moor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Monica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farmer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hob Moor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingscliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscliff Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnesville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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