Total Crime Rate

430.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

276.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 430.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 276.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.2 10/10
  • Other theft 46.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradford Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 116th 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 Bradford Street (B12 0JD) in the last 12 months was 430.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 276.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Street (B12 0JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ferndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Little Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Camp Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bordesley Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sampson Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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