Total Crime Rate
96.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Johnson Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1386th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Johnson Street (B7 5PX) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Johnson Street (B7 5PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mounts Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glovers Field Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranemoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mounts Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glovers Field Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nechells Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingswood Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cattells Grove | Under investigation |
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