Total Crime Rate
1952.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
933.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Mall area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 11th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Lower Mall (B5 4BA) in the last 12 months was 1952.5 per 1,000 residents and was 433.5% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 629 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 10 cases , down -9.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 22.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 904 (≈ 933.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Mall (B5 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Street, where police recorded 1171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (366 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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