Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Commercial Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1066th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Street (B1 1RH) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -95.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -89.3% ).

In the area around Commercial Street (B1 1RH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Commercial Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street Queensway
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterfront Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Navigation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cregoe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holliday Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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