Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hugh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hugh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muntz Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Muntz Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Muntz Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bertram Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Cottage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talfourd Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pikewater Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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