Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cook Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1336th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Cook Street (B7 5LP) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cook Street (B7 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mounts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eliot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eliot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brockley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentons Mill Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentons Mill Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentons Mill Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nechells Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glovers Field Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Salford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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