Crime Rates at Blackford Street, Birmingham, B18 4BN

Blackford Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1515th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackford Street (B18 4BN) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackford Street (B18 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Villiers Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.