Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hobacre Close area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 1218th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobacre Close (B45 9YG) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobacre Close (B45 9YG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Walk (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hobacre Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lea Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shrawley Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lea Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lea Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rubery Farm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rubery Farm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Brookdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.