Total Crime Rate

424.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 424.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Robbery 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 120th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 424.7 per 1,000 residents and was 323.1% higher than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 308.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% 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 77 crimes here, including 56 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Newbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hob Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hob Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moreton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elgin Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moreton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Moreton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elgin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washford Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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