Crime Rate in Nechells, ward

Nechells has the 22nd highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1230th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 96th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Nechells in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Nechells’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 800 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 17 cases , up 21.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 252.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -28.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,040 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Nechells ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Moor Street, with 736 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (211 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.