Total Crime Rate

521.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

214.3 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 521.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 214.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.6 10/10
  • Other theft 142.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Burglary 35.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Water Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 78th 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 Water Street (B3 1HL) in the last 12 months was 521.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 214.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (B3 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henrietta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B4100 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs William Street North Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft William Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Henrietta Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4100 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Henrietta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Charles Street Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Snow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clive Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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