Total Crime Rate
8170.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bull Street area has the highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bull Street (B4 6AF) in the last 12 months was 8170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2033.2% higher than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,552 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 12 cases , down -45.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 88.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1,308 (β 2725.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bull Street (B4 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Street, where police recorded 1219 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (498 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Row West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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