Crime Rates at Quayside, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5SQ

Quayside area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1455th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quayside (B18 5SQ) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quayside (B18 5SQ), 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.