Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1454th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barford Street (B5 7EP) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barford Street (B5 7EP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 121 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 (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughton Street South Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherlock Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vaughton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vaughton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughton Street South —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vaughton Street South Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughton Street South Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughton Street South Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spooner Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughton Street South Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vernolds Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clissold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gooch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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