Crime Rates at Meriden Street, Birmingham, B5 5LS

Meriden Street area has the highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 12th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meriden Street (B5 5LS) in the last 12 months was 1934.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1446.4% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 347 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -72.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 416 (≈ 668.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriden Street (B5 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Street, where police recorded 627 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (190 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.