Total Crime Rate
333.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lionel Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 190th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lionel Street (B3 1AG) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lionel Street (B3 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 152 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4100 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lionel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ludgate Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ludgate Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lionel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Ann Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mary Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newhall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newhall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newhall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Paul'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Paul'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | B4100 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Henrietta Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Henrietta Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Henrietta Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Snow Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4100 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B4100 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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