Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.1 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Burglary 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.7 10/10
  • Drugs 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 28th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 190th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 1RB) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Square (B3 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 64 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 (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ludgate Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lionel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lionel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ludgate Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Charles Street Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Charles Street Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Henrietta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Henrietta Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station 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 2026Shoplifting Newhall Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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