Total Crime Rate

323.5 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 323.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Caroline Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 203rd 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 Caroline Street (B3 1UE) in the last 12 months was 323.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 81.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caroline Street (B3 1UE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Caroline Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augusta Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newhall Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Parade
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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