Crime Rates at Hengham Road, Birmingham, B26 2HB

Hengham Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1388th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Hengham Road (B26 2HB) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hengham Road (B26 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hotham Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old College Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.