Total Crime Rate

400.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

220.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 400.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 220.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.5 10/10
  • Drugs 45.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Colmore Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 135th highest crime rate of 3,079 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 Great Colmore Street (B15 2AP) in the last 12 months was 400.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average (369.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 220.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Colmore Street (B15 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Colmore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Vehicle crime A4540 Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Essex Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour A4540 —
Oct 2025Public order A4540 Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Drugs Rickman Drive Local resolution
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Windrush Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Henstead Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Henstead Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other crime Ellis Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Ellis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Drugs Ellis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Robbery Mosedale Way Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Street —
Oct 2025Possession of weapons Holloway Circus Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Other theft Holloway Circus Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Holloway Circus Queensway Under investigation
Oct 2025Possession of weapons Holloway Circus Queensway Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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