Total Crime Rate

498.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 498.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Other crime 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sutton Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 88th 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 Sutton Street (B1 1PG) in the last 12 months was 498.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 85 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 ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 233.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Street (B1 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ellis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Colmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ridley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bristol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cregoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mosedale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Barn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mosedale Way

Data Sources

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