Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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
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

Gooch Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1442nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gooch Street (B5 7HE) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gooch Street (B5 7HE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gooch Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vaughton Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernolds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vernolds Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gooch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Middleway —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughton Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughton Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berrington Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodnet Grove 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughton Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughton Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernolds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berrington Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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