Total Crime Rate
145.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hamble area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Belgrave , and the 31st highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .
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 Hamble (B77 2JF) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% higher than the Belgrave average (95.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamble (B77 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Medway. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Belgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bright Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launceston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launceston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Medway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bright Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holsworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Derwent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holsworth Close | — |
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