Total Crime Rate
330.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Navigation Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 190th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Navigation Street (B5 4AB) in the last 12 months was 330.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -86.4% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -86.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 168.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Navigation Street (B5 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Street, where police recorded 826 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (399 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beak Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Severn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower Severn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Severn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Severn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett'S Hill | Under investigation |
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