Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.2 1/10
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

Princip Street area has the 56th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 676th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princip Street (B4 6LN) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 27.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 216 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princip Street (B4 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princip Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blews Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Circus Queensway Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Circus Queensway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Circus Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Staniforth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Staniforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Staniforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staniforth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bagot Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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