Crime Rates at Gray Street, Birmingham, B9 4LS

Gray Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1054th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gray Street (B9 4LS) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gray Street (B9 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near West Holme. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.