Total Crime Rate

444.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

257.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 444.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 257.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 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

Hob Moor Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 111th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Hob Moor Road (B10 9BU) in the last 12 months was 444.8 per 1,000 residents and was 200.4% higher 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 257.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hob Moor Road (B10 9BU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hob Moor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakeland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hob Moor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rostrevor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rostrevor Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Rostrevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rostrevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rostrevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchmont Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchmont Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Marchmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Marchmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marchmont Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drummond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hob Moor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakeland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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