Total Crime Rate

249.0 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 249.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Centenary Square area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 350th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Centenary Square (B1 2DR) in the last 12 months was 249.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centenary Square (B1 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 416 crimes here, including 255 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Centenary Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summer Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summer Row
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holliday Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brindley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holliday Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regency Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Regency Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regency Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Regency Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Regency Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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