Total Crime Rate
113.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hickman Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1168th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hickman Road (B11 1NF) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hickman Road (B11 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Farm Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Montgomery Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montgomery Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kendal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kendal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kendal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Montgomery Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | O'Keeffe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dearman Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dearman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dearman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolobran Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kendal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Poplar Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Melrose Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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