Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • 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

Lower Queen Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 287th highest 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 Lower Queen Street (B72 1RT) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 220.3% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1195.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Queen Street (B72 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 249 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleshill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Deeplow Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deeplow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deeplow Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Deeplow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Public order Farthing Pools Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences While Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order While Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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