Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hopstone Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1078th 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 Hopstone Road (B29 5RD) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% higher than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopstone Road (B29 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Square. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weoley Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinklow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoneton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brineton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Weoley Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinklow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brinklow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor House Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilmington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilmington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weoley Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilmington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weoley Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beckbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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