Total Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.3 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 281.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 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

Thornhill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 255th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Road (B11 3LL) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 273.7% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 147.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Road (B11 3LL), 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 Thornhill Road area

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

Data Sources

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