Crime Rates at John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BE

John Bright Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 190th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Bright Street (B1 1BE) in the last 12 months was 330.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -86.4% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -86.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 168.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Bright Street (B1 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Street, where police recorded 826 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (380 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.