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

Northwood 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 Northwood Street (B3 1TT) 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 Northwood Street (B3 1TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newhall Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branston Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augusta Street
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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