Total Crime Rate

283.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 283.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cato Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 266th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Cato Street (B7 4TS) in the last 12 months was 283.3 per 1,000 residents and was 143.1% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cato Street (B7 4TS), the main crime hotspot is near Little Hall Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cato Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4132 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duddeston Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bloomsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cato Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melvina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4132 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lingard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4132 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4132 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Hall Road —
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Data Sources

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