Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Railway Terrace area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1447th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Terrace (B7 5NG) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Terrace (B7 5NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freeman Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Hill Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nechells Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nechells Park Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheatham Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glovers Field Drive 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 Cattells Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Robertsons Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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