Total Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northleigh Road area has the lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northleigh Road (B8 2QL) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northleigh Road (B8 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Walk, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tufnell Grove (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northleigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallbank Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward End Hall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward End Hall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Pool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Grove
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Washbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Tufnell Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tufnell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barley Mow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Mow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winnington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallbank Road

Data Sources

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