Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hough Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 735th 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 Hough Road (B14 6HL) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hough Road (B14 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near Harton Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chirton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chirton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linley Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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