Total Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillside Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 169th 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 Hillside Close (B32 4LT) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% lower than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Hillside Close (B32 4LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winwoods Grove, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kitswell Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bartley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitswell Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bucknall Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winwoods Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winwoods Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winwoods Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winwoods Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winwoods Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winwoods Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Farm Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Farm Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clent Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clent Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clent Way | Under investigation |
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