Crime Rates at New Street, Birmingham, B2 4PG

New Street 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 New Street (B2 4PG) 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 New Street (B2 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Street, where police recorded 1171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (366 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.