Crime Rates at Bridge Street, Birmingham, B1 2JS

Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 8th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (B1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 2089.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1515.5% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 341 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 399 (≈ 1316.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (B1 2JS), 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.