Total Crime Rate

470.0 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 470.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 144.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Burglary 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
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 18th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 98th 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 St Pauls Square (B3 1QX) in the last 12 months was 470.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 123.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Square (B3 1QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 100 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ludgate Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ludgate Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Livery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mary Ann Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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