Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hamlet Gardens area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1043rd 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 Hamlet Gardens (B28 9BU) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamlet Gardens (B28 9BU), the main crime hotspot is near Cambrai Drive. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamlet Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hamlet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hazelmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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