Total Crime Rate

262.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.8 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 262.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Broad Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 293rd 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 1BF) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 170.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (B15 1BF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Graston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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