Crime Rates at Hilliards Croft, Birmingham, B42 2ED

Hilliards Croft area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 758th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilliards Croft (B42 2ED) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Oscott average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilliards Croft (B42 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perry Wood Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calshot Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.