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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B4 recorded 118 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.03 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 15.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring25.55 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment118 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 15.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

118
trending_down -11.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

25.55per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

466

Within B4 district

Birmingham

58,131

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 31 Violence and sexual offences: 17 Criminal damage and arson: 4
31
Parking Area Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2
12
Masshouse Lane Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
9
Grosvenor Street Map
total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Drugs: 2
7
Bath Street Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 2
7
Bagot Street Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Robbery: 2
7
James Watt Queensway Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Burglary: 1
7
Legge Street Map
total: 5 Vehicle crime: 2 Burglary: 1
5
St Mary'S Row Map
total: 5 Public order: 2 Possession of weapons: 1
5
Parking Area Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other crime: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
118 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
50
42.4%
Drug Offences
15
12.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
11
9.3%
Public Order
10
8.5%
Vehicle Crime
5
4.2%
Shoplifting
5
4.2%
Robbery
5
4.2%
Other Theft
4
3.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
4
3.4%
Burglary
4
3.4%
Weapons Possession
3
2.5%
Theft from Person
1
0.8%
Other Crime
1
0.8%

Crime Analysis: B4

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B4 (42.4%). Drug Offences (12.7%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B4 has fallen sharply — by 15.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -11.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -15.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.4%

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