Total Crime Rate

266.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 266.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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 27th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 298th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 266.9 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.5% 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 473 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Princip Street area

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

Data Sources

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