Total Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Lister Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1432nd 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 Great Lister Street (B7 4BS) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Nechells average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Lister Street (B7 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Dartmouth Middleway. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nechells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Great Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dartmouth Middleway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kellett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kellett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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