Total Crime Rate
454.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
160.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Symphony 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Edwards Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kilby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Essington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilby Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellcroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherborne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bellcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Edwards Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherborne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingston Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherborne Street Wharf | Under investigation |
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