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

Blucher 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 Blucher Street (B1 1QL) 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 Blucher Street (B1 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 642 crimes here, including 325 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blucher Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Swallow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swallow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Swallow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street Queensway
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Colmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Colmore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Severn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Severn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Severn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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