Total Crime Rate

374.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.4 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 374.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 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

Bristol Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 162nd 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 Bristol Street (B5 7AH) in the last 12 months was 374.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 215.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Street (B5 7AH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 395 crimes here, including 226 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodnet Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernolds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellis Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernolds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vernolds Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hodnet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodnet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodnet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromsgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bromsgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromsgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromsgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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