Crime Rates at Essex Street, Birmingham, B5 4TU

Essex Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 162nd 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 Essex Street (B5 4TU) in the last 12 months was 374.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 215.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Street (B5 4TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 442 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (234 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.