Total Crime Rate

191.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 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 191.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

James Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 536th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Street (B3 1SD) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (B3 1SD), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lionel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lionel Street —
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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