Total Crime Rate

385.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.6 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 385.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.0 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cheapside area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 151st 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 Cheapside (B12 0PU) in the last 12 months was 385.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 222.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheapside (B12 0PU), 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 Cheapside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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