Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Hermitage Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1106th 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 Hermitage Road (B15 3UP) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Hermitage Road (B15 3UP), the main crime hotspot is near Marsland Close. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strutt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Strutt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Station Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stockdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percival Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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