Crime Rates at Hamstead Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B19 1BU

Hamstead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 211th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Hamstead Road (B19 1BU) in the last 12 months was 317.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 177.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B19 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.