Total Crime Rate
279.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morville Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 275th 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 Morville Street (B16 8BA) in the last 12 months was 279.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morville Street (B16 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skipton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sherborne Street Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bellcroft | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guild Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guild Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Guild Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guild Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guild Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherborne Street Wharf | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Skipton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryland Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherborne Street Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skipton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sherborne Street Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ryland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ryland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ryland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Power Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlins Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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