Total Crime Rate
266.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princip 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Little Shadwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Shadwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Shadwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Shadwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bagot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Shadwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shadwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Mary'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Mary'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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