Total Crime Rate
194.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 522nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillfield Road (B11 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 194.3 per 1,000 residents and was 158.1% higher than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 128.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillfield Road (B11 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sparkhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Solihull Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Solihull Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Solihull Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solihull Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solihull Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solihull Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solihull Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Solihull Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fernley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pentos Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Percy Road | Under investigation |
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