Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Holmwood Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1025th highest 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 Holmwood Road (B10 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmwood Road (B10 9QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wright Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camp Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storrs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Great Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Camp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talfourd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storrs Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watt'S Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bertram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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