Total Crime Rate

454.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.8 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 454.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 90.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.9 8/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 31.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Symphony Court area has the 18th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 106th 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 Symphony Court (B16 8AF) in the last 12 months was 454.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 160.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symphony Court (B16 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 485 crimes here, including 257 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Symphony Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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