Total Crime Rate
178.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillside Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 608th 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 Hillside Road (B23 7PP) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside Road (B23 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armada Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Powick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Thomas' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Thomas' Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosewood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kegworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosewood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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