Total Crime Rate

201.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 201.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barr Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lozells , and the 515th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barr Street (B19 3AE) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 120.4% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barr Street (B19 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newtown Drive, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guest Grove (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barr Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Newtown Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westhorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Barr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barr Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Barr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newtown Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guest Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Guest Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guest Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hockley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guest Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newtown Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guest Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jewellery Quarter Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guest Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Key Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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