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

Hamstead Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 356th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Hamstead Road (B19 1DB) in the last 12 months was 247.2 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B19 1DB), 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.