Total Crime Rate

184.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.2 1/10
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

Princip Street area has the 50th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 589th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 224 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princip Street (B4 6LN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Princip Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Shadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blews Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blews Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little Shadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Shadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Shadwell Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shadwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Shadwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lancaster Circus Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Mary'S Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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