Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Prince Albert Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 735th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Albert Street (B9 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Albert Street (B9 5AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Muntz Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Storrs Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Albert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pikewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bertram Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Muntz Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Muntz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Muntz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary East Farm Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Muntz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Storrs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Storrs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertram Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talfourd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Muntz Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holmwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Cottage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Robbery Grove Cottage Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wyndcliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hafton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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