Total Crime Rate
172.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fox Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 644th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Fox Hill (B29 4AG) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox Hill (B29 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fox Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Huddleston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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