Crime Rates at Shakespear Crescent, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5BT

Shakespear Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 614th 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 Shakespear Crescent (B18 5BT) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespear Crescent (B18 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coveley Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.