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

Hamstead Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 310th 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 Hamstead Road (B19 1DB) in the last 12 months was 255.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 191.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B19 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barker Street, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.