Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Victoria Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1276th 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 Victoria Street (B9 5AB) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (B9 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palace Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muntz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muntz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muntz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Cottage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Cottage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bertram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Cottage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talfourd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pikewater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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