Total Crime Rate

327.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.1 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 327.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 72.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Ludgate Hill area has the 30th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 195th 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 Ludgate Hill (B3 1DW) in the last 12 months was 327.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ludgate Hill (B3 1DW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ludgate Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Charles Street Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ludgate Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lionel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lionel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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