Total Crime Rate

7172.4 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 7172.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3379.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 683.9 10/10
  • Public order 592.0 10/10
  • Other theft 557.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 425.3 10/10
  • Drugs 327.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 235.6 10/10
  • Robbery 229.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 212.6 10/10
  • Burglary 149.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 126.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 120.7 10/10
  • Other crime 74.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 57.5 10/10
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

Edmund Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 2nd 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 Edmund Street (B3 2ES) in the last 12 months was 7172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1772.5% higher 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 588 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 10 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 752 (≈ 4321.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edmund Street (B3 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near New Street. Police recorded 826 crimes here, including 365 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Edmund Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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