Crime Rates at Albert Street, Birmingham, B5 5JT

Albert Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 331st 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 Albert Street (B5 5JT) in the last 12 months was 254.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Street (B5 5JT), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 987 crimes here, including 276 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.