Total Crime Rate

376.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 376.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Burglary 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Huntly Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 159th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Huntly Road (B16 8JS) in the last 12 months was 376.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 155.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huntly Road (B16 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Plough And Harrow Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huntly Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4532 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Huntly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ledbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Skipton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4532 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plough And Harrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4532 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4284 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plough And Harrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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