Total Crime Rate

2005.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

980.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2005.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 980.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 722.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 232.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 201.1 10/10
  • Other theft 192.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 161.5 10/10
  • Public order 153.0 10/10
  • Drugs 99.2 10/10
  • Robbery 59.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 45.3 10/10
  • Burglary 31.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
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

Sherlock 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 Sherlock Street (B5 6LT) 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 Sherlock Street (B5 6LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherlock Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hurst Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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