Crime Rates at Edward Street, Birmingham, B1 2EL

Edward Street area has the 57th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 636th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Street (B1 2EL) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (B1 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 208 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regency Wharf (109 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.