Crime Rates at Upper Gough Street, Birmingham, B1 1JL

Upper Gough Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 289th 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 Upper Gough Street (B1 1JL) in the last 12 months was 270.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 935.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Gough Street (B1 1JL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 172 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.