Crime Rates at College Street, Birmingham, B18 7PD

College Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1441st 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 College Street (B18 7PD) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Street (B18 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.