Total Crime Rate

7235.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4431.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 7235.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 4431.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3454.0 10/10
  • Public order 655.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 620.7 10/10
  • Other theft 597.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 362.1 10/10
  • Drugs 316.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 270.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 264.4 10/10
  • Robbery 178.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 143.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 143.7 10/10
  • Burglary 132.2 10/10
  • Other crime 57.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.2 10/10
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

Newhall Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 2nd 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 Newhall Street (B3 3RB) in the last 12 months was 7235.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1914.2% higher than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 601 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 34.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 771 (≈ 4431.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhall Street (B3 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 284 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (152 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newhall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Colmore Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newhall Street Under investigation
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 St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Paul'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colmore Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colmore Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colmore Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colmore Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmore Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmore Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B4100 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4100 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Temple Row West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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