Total Crime Rate
376.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
155.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Huntly 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4532 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Huntly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ledbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skipton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Skipton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Skipton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4532 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plough And Harrow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4532 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beaufort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4284 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Plough And Harrow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickman Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reservoir Retreat | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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