Total Crime Rate

688.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

336.4 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 688.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 336.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 257.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 89.9 10/10
  • Other theft 68.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 46.5 10/10
  • Drugs 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Robbery 18.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
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

Buckingham Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 51st 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 Buckingham Street (B19 3HS) in the last 12 months was 688.4 per 1,000 residents and was 450.4% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 336.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Street (B19 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft William Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs William Street North Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Snow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4100 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person B4100 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Loveday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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