Total Crime Rate

324.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.5 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 324.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holly Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 201st 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 Holly Road (B16 9NL) in the last 12 months was 324.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.5% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 203.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Road (B16 9NL), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Station Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rodman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyttelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stockdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Augustine'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hermitage Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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