Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Button Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 1394th 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 Button Close (B19 1QD) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Button Close (B19 1QD), the main crime hotspot is near Hunters Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Button Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hunters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anglesey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villa Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wills Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Burbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wills Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wills Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lozells Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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