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

St Pauls Square 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 St Pauls Square (B3 1QU) 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 St Pauls Square (B3 1QU), 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 St Pauls Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre 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 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 Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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