Crime Rates at Gooch Street North, Birmingham, B5 6QS

Gooch Street North area has the 8th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 119th 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 Gooch Street North (B5 6QS) in the last 12 months was 425.1 per 1,000 residents and was 228.7% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 208.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gooch Street North (B5 6QS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 385 crimes here, including 221 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.