Crime Rates at Whitmore Street, Birmingham, B18 5BP

Whitmore Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 769th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Whitmore Street (B18 5BP) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% higher than the Lozells average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Street (B18 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Naden Road, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.