Crime Rates at Eliot Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5LA

Eliot Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 618th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eliot Street (B7 5LA) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eliot Street (B7 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crompton Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.