Total Crime Rate

1287.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1287.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 475.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.5 10/10
  • Other theft 128.7 10/10
  • Public order 113.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.3 10/10
  • Drugs 64.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.5 8/10
  • Robbery 44.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 44.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 39.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Edwards Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 23rd 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 King Edwards Road (B1 2NX) in the last 12 months was 1287.1 per 1,000 residents and was 236.0% 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 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 673.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edwards Road (B1 2NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 586 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (284 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Edwards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sand Pits Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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