Total Crime Rate

193.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Malvern Hill Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 551st 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 Malvern Hill Road (B7 5NX) in the last 12 months was 193.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher than the Nechells average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Hill Road (B7 5NX), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Hill Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattells Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Addison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glovers Field Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nechells Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nechells Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheatham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Robertsons Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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