Crime Rates at Meriden Street, Birmingham, B5 5LY

Meriden Street area has the highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 7th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 5LY) in the last 12 months was 2131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1609.8% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 544 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 8 cases , up 166.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 365 (≈ 586.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriden Street (B5 5LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Street, where police recorded 736 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (185 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.