Crime Rates at New Street, Birmingham, B2 4PA

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 4PA) 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 4PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Street, where police recorded 1219 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (365 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.