Total Crime Rate

448.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

247.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 448.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 247.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.3 10/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharfside Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 110th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wharfside Street (B1 1RF) in the last 12 months was 448.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 247.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfside Street (B1 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfside Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Street Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cregoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Navigation Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Navigation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Navigation Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Severn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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