Total Crime Rate

8170.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8170.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 3233.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1718.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 541.7 10/10
  • Public order 506.3 10/10
  • Other theft 497.9 10/10
  • Drugs 422.9 10/10
  • Robbery 316.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 285.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 233.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 183.3 10/10
  • Burglary 104.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 52.1 10/10
  • Other crime 50.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
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

New Street area has the highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 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 New Street (B2 4JH) in the last 12 months was 8170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2033.2% higher than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,552 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 12 cases , down -45.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 88.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,308 (≈ 2725.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (B2 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Street, where police recorded 1219 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (498 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/544)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bennett'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Temple Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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