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

Upper William Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 26th 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 Upper William Street (B1 2LL) in the last 12 months was 1035.7 per 1,000 residents and was 188.3% higher 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 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 613.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper William Street (B1 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 696 crimes here, including 417 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.