Crime Rates at Hampden Retreat, Birmingham, B12 9TB

Hampden Retreat area has the 65th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1129th 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 Hampden Retreat (B12 9TB) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Retreat (B12 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royston Croft, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mary Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.