Total Crime Rate

776.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

517.4 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 776.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 517.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 397.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.6 10/10
  • Other theft 53.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.9 10/10
  • Robbery 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hooper Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 45th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hooper Street (B18 7QL) in the last 12 months was 776.0 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 164 (≈ 517.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hooper Street (B18 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Northbrook Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hooper Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marroway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B4135 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4135 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4135 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B4135 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marroway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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