Crime Rates at Abbey Street, Winson Green, Birmingham, B18 5QS

Abbey Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 418th highest 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 Abbey Street (B18 5QS) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (B18 5QS), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.