Total Crime Rate
99.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Clements Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1337th 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 St Clements Road (B7 5AF) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Nechells average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Clements Road (B7 5AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bloomsbury Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freeman Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charles Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charles Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloomsbury Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bloomsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Freeman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranemoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cattells Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glovers Field Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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