Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hill Top Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 965th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Hill Top Road (B31 5AP) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the Allens Cross average (107.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Top Road (B31 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Newlyn Road. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Top Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lofthouse Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Newlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lofthouse Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydney Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sylvan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sylvan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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