Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Hamlet Gardens area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 696th 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 Hamlet Gardens (B28 9BU) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamlet Gardens (B28 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambrai Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delamere Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamlet Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambrai Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Hamlet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamere Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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