Total Crime Rate

328.6 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 328.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cheapside area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheapside (B12 0PU) in the last 12 months was 328.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 183.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheapside (B12 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cheapside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rea Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Broom Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Darwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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