Total Crime Rate

265.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 265.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Horse Fair area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 284th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Horse Fair (B1 1DB) in the last 12 months was 265.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 155.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horse Fair (B1 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 419 crimes here, including 236 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horse Fair area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bromsgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bromsgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
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Data Sources

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