Total Crime Rate

357.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.7 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 357.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.9 10/10
  • Other theft 45.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Swallow Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 171st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swallow Street (B1 2AP) in the last 12 months was 357.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 221.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallow Street (B1 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 587 crimes here, including 268 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swallow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Navigation Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Navigation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Navigation Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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