Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hampshire Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1345th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampshire Drive (B15 3NY) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Drive (B15 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Christchurch Close. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hampshire Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hampshire Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomhurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Niall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yelverton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bishbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anstruther Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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