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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B7 recorded 278 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.18 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 2.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring69.34 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment278 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 2.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

278
trending_up +20.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

69.34per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

436

Within B7 district

Birmingham

44,979

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Moor Street Map
total: 64 Shoplifting: 34 Violence and sexual offences: 13
64
Conference/Exhibition Centre Map
total: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 12 Drugs: 2
20
Park/Open Space Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 2
16
Well Lane Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2
12
Parking Area Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 3
11
Woodcock Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Drugs: 1
10
Aston Street Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Drugs: 1
6
Finstall Close Map
total: 6 Vehicle crime: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Cook Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 1
6
Petrol Station Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
278 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
113
40.6%
Shoplifting
49
17.6%
Vehicle Crime
22
7.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
19
6.8%
Drug Offences
17
6.1%
Public Order
15
5.4%
Other Theft
13
4.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
9
3.2%
Robbery
6
2.2%
Burglary
5
1.8%
Weapons Possession
5
1.8%
Theft from Person
3
1.1%
Other Crime
2
0.7%

Crime Analysis: B7

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B7 (40.6%). Shoplifting (17.6%) and Vehicle Crime (7.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B7 has risen slightly — by 2.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B7 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_up +20.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +2.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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