Total Crime Rate
684.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northbrook Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 50th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Northbrook Street (B16 0BB) in the last 12 months was 684.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% higher than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 429.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northbrook Street (B16 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiggin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Icknield Port Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Link Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiggin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coplow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blyton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbrook Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northbrook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blyton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marroway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marroway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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