Total Crime Rate

8037.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2756.3 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 8037.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 3225.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2756.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1797.9 10/10
  • Public order 535.4 10/10
  • Drugs 508.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 412.5 10/10
  • Other theft 408.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 264.6 10/10
  • Robbery 252.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 212.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 170.8 10/10
  • Burglary 125.0 10/10
  • Other crime 58.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
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

Stephenson Place area has the highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 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 Stephenson Place (B2 4BF) in the last 12 months was 8037.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2137.4% higher than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,548 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -24.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,323 (≈ 2756.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Place (B2 4BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Street, where police recorded 1171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (386 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stephenson Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/460)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Worcester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Worcester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Worcester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladywell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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