Total Crime Rate

268.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.7 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 268.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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 30th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 275th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princip Street (B4 6NS) in the last 12 months was 268.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princip Street (B4 6NS), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 386 crimes here, including 211 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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blews Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Circus Queensway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Circus Queensway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bagot Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staniforth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Staniforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Staniforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Staniforth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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