Total Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Spencer Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 656th 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 Spencer Street (B18 6JT) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% higher than the Lozells average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Street (B18 6JT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jewellery Quarter Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barr Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Barr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augusta Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newhall Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Street Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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