Total Crime Rate

1321.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

956.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1321.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 956.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 693.4 10/10
  • Public order 228.7 10/10
  • Other theft 104.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
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

Bordesley Green East area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 17th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bordesley Green East (B9 5SS) in the last 12 months was 1321.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1216.2% higher than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 393 (≈ 956.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bordesley Green East (B9 5SS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 475 crimes here, including 357 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bordesley Green East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yardley Green Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbit Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Repton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yardley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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