Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hob Moor Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 767th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hob Moor Road (B10 9HH) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hob Moor Road (B10 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hob Moor Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 56 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hob Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Newbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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