Total Crime Rate

329.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.6 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 329.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.2 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Centenary Square area has the 29th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 193rd 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 Centenary Square (B1 2DR) in the last 12 months was 329.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 145.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centenary Square (B1 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 232 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper William Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holliday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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