Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bromsgrove Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 673rd 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 Bromsgrove Street (B5 6AB) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromsgrove Street (B5 6AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 689 crimes here, including 255 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bromsgrove Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/173)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherlock Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Sherlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherlock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Street —
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Data Sources

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