Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 1111th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hob Moor Road (B25 8UF) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hob Moor Road (B25 8UF), the main crime hotspot is near Moreton Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 38 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moreton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fast Pits Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Moreton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moreton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washford Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Henshaw Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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