Total Crime Rate
2005.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
980.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rea Street area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 9th 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 Rea Street (B5 6BB) in the last 12 months was 2005.7 per 1,000 residents and was 448.0% higher 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 255 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 346 (≈ 980.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rea Street (B5 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 190 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rea Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rea Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rea Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bradford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bradford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Green Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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