Total Crime Rate

276.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

George Street West area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 George Street West (B18 7HD) in the last 12 months was 276.7 per 1,000 residents and was 203.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street West (B18 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 430 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knightstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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