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 8AG) 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 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 85 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kilby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Essington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilby Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bellcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Street Wharf Under investigation

Data Sources

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