Total Crime Rate

181.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 181.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Other theft 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cox Street area has the 54th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 593rd 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 Cox Street (B3 1RW) in the last 12 months was 181.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cox Street (B3 1RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cox Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lionel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lionel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ludgate Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ludgate Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station 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
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Data Sources

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