Total Crime Rate

1784.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1784.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 634.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 170.0 10/10
  • Other theft 153.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 150.1 10/10
  • Public order 116.2 10/10
  • Drugs 53.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.0 10/10
  • Robbery 48.2 10/10
  • Burglary 45.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.8 10/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barford Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 14th 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 Barford Street (B5 6AH) in the last 12 months was 1784.7 per 1,000 residents and was 377.2% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 291 (≈ 824.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barford Street (B5 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Macdonald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macdonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Macdonald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vaughton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vaughton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pershore Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pershore Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pershore Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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