Total Crime Rate

479.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 479.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 250.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Other crime 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hob Moor Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 92nd 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 Hob Moor Road (B25 8QL) in the last 12 months was 479.5 per 1,000 residents and was 389.6% higher than the Heartlands average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 304.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hob Moor Road (B25 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Hob Moor Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hob Moor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rosedale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moreton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Moreton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washford Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Allerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hob Moor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fast Pits Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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