Total Crime Rate
398.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horse Fair area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 137th 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 Horse Fair (B1 1DB) in the last 12 months was 398.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 223.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horse Fair (B1 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 446 crimes here, including 242 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Severn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wynn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickman Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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