Total Crime Rate
182.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northleigh Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 603rd 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 Northleigh Road (B8 2QP) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 130.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northleigh Road (B8 2QP), the main crime hotspot is near Farnhurst Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromford & Hodge Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tufnell Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tufnell Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tufnell Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farnhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Washbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Findon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Over Pool Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Lea Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Lea Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Lea Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clover Lea Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Lea Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Old Moat Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Lea Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Lea Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Moat Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Winnington Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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