Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bloomsbury Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1100th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Bloomsbury Street (B7 5BP) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomsbury Street (B7 5BP), 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 Bloomsbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lingard Close 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Howford Grove
Sep 2025Burglary Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newbold Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbold Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell 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 2025Violence and sexual offences B4132 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4132 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4132
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Hall Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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