Total Crime Rate

247.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 247.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Pauls Square area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 356th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Square (B3 1FQ) in the last 12 months was 247.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Square (B3 1FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Pauls Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Parade —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ludgate Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newhall Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augusta Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mary Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summer Row —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summer Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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