Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hob Moor Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 1335th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hob Moor Road (B25 8UE) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hob Moor Road (B25 8UE), the main crime hotspot is near Mintern Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heartlands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Ring | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Ring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fast Pits Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Holder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rosedale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ring | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mintern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Washford Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mintern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henshaw Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mintern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ring | Under investigation |
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