Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Crest Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 737th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Crest Road (B13 8EX) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Crest Road (B13 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near Woodnorton Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Crest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farquhar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Harlequin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodnorton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodnorton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Farquhar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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