Total Crime Rate

606.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 606.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 366.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 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

Tower Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Hill (B42 1LG) in the last 12 months was 606.2 per 1,000 residents and was 394.4% higher than the Perry Barr average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Hill (B42 1LG), the main crime hotspot is near Bescot Croft. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmodale Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmodale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmodale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmodale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Coleraine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homelands Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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