Total Crime Rate

194.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.6 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 194.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 128.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hillfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hillfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Solihull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Solihull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Solihull Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Solihull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fernley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentos Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nansen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nansen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Percy Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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