Total Crime Rate

469.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 469.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 233.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Irving Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 98th highest crime rate of 3,079 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 Irving Street (B1 1DH) in the last 12 months was 469.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average (369.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 233.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irving Street (B1 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Irving Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Robbery Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Severn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Robbery Lower Severn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Lower Severn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Burglary Lower Severn Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Burglary Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Severn Street —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Beak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Beak Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Beak Street —
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Robbery Mosedale Way Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Gough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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