Total Crime Rate
684.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hooper Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 50th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 684.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% higher than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 429.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hooper Street (B18 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blyton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blyton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marroway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marroway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coplow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiggin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiggin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blyton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northbrook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbrook Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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