Total Crime Rate

291.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 291.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.7 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northampton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northampton Street (B18 6DX) in the last 12 months was 291.0 per 1,000 residents and was 218.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 110.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northampton Street (B18 6DX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northampton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tenby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hockley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augusta Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warstone Parade East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barr Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Barr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tenby Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newhall Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jewellery Quarter Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tenby Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tenby Street North Under investigation

Data Sources

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