Crime Rates at Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1AY

Broad Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 66th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Street (B15 1AY) in the last 12 months was 588.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 256.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (B15 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 783 crimes here, including 457 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.