Crime Rates at Upper William Street, Birmingham, B1 2LL

Upper William Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 24th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Upper William Street (B1 2LL) in the last 12 months was 1233.8 per 1,000 residents and was 222.1% higher 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 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 594.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper William Street (B1 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 833 crimes here, including 441 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.