Crime Rates at Hamstead Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5ER

Hamstead Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 295th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamstead Road (B43 5ER) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher than the Newton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B43 5ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amberley Green, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conway Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.