Total Crime Rate

263.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.1 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 263.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hockley Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hockley Hill (B18 5AA) in the last 12 months was 263.3 per 1,000 residents and was 188.5% higher than the Lozells average (91.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 120.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hockley Hill (B18 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guest Grove (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Birmingham

Crime Over Time in Hockley Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jewellery Quarter
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hockley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hockley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Guest Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guest Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hockley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorpe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorpe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorpe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockley Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Branston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branston Street
Apr 2026Burglary Jewellery Quarter Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jewellery Quarter Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jewellery Quarter Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hockley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augusta Street

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.