Total Crime Rate
688.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princip Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 48th 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 Princip Street (B4 6LE) in the last 12 months was 688.4 per 1,000 residents and was 452.1% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -67.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 215 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princip Street (B4 6LE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Tower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Tower Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Tower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bagot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Mary'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Mary'S Row | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Mary'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Shadwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shadwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shadwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cecil Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shadwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lancaster Circus Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shadwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shadwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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