Crime Rates at Water Street, Birmingham, B3 1HN

Water Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 280th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Water Street (B3 1HN) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (B3 1HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (130 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.