Crime Rates at Talbot Street, Birmingham, B18 5DG

Talbot Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 880th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Street (B18 5DG) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Street (B18 5DG), the main crime hotspot is near Central Park Drive. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.