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TABLE 1

Count of Knife Crime1 Offences on Local Policing Units, by Neighbourhood - 01 April 2002 to 31 March 2015

Grand Knife Crime1 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Total 44 33 32 49 41 42 36 39 27 13 16 22 14 408 4 1 1 1 3 1 73 46 32 59 40 261 29 51 43 32 40 35 42 28 29 22 17 12 18 398 Birmingham City Centre 108 81 72 58 101 79 69 44 62 47 22 23 27 793 46 29 44 54 45 36 41 32 52 31 20 25 13 468 32 35 44 38 39 39 38 25 30 17 6 16 19 378 24 31 47 33 34 21 41 31 33 16 9 12 11 343 Broad Street Entertainment Area 74 101 77 56 55 41 44 27 23 28 19 36 20 601 Digbeth 2 2 1 1 7 1 68 41 29 44 31 227 49 56 59 35 46 38 40 55 29 28 27 13 17 492 46 41 41 38 46 39 48 24 47 27 19 10 11 437 27 25 23 38 31 23 19 26 17 8 9 13 6 265 38 40 53 49 50 45 41 21 30 24 19 15 16 441 30 44 28 26 24 28 25 23 25 14 12 13 9 301 47 49 45 42 56 41 42 22 27 22 14 25 16 448 Jewellery Quarter 16 6 19 17 8 66 39 35 32 47 61 36 50 38 37 18 12 16 14 435 21 36 33 22 32 38 35 26 33 25 14 14 12 341 1 63 39 27 29 29 188 54 57 31 39 28 38 22 45 22 18 12 9 14 389 Lozells and East Handsworth 115 108 120 123 98 85 63 75 70 65 44 42 33 1,041 Moseley and Kings Heath 50 64 53 37 64 55 56 39 38 32 17 24 11 540 1 1 35 25 9 15 28 114 Neighbourhood 04 - Aston 133 153 102 105 96 91 82 52 814 Neighbourhood 05 - Ladywood 101 103 100 96 81 63 56 57 657 Neighbourhood 06 - Nechells 174 198 152 134 171 140 146 110 5 1,230 Neighbourhood 07 - Soho 114 99 87 97 105 89 72 83 746 Northfield 34 60 33 27 29 28 27 31 23 33 20 15 15 375 18 15 26 28 35 16 14 23 15 18 8 13 9 238 41 52 42 41 37 26 21 19 27 17 24 18 14 379 Quinton 29 36 31 34 30 31 36 20 11 11 17 11 9 306 37 24 31 31 37 22 29 41 25 12 7 16 11 323 46 29 34 46 35 58 37 33 35 22 16 17 21 429 Sheldon 20 17 25 22 26 23 30 22 23 26 14 11 14 273 Small Heath 2 3 1 4 33 37 15 23 16 134 Soho Road 41 29 21 14 20 125 70 56 50 46 62 48 69 42 45 27 11 24 25 575 Southside 41 52 63 46 51 42 26 17 17 21 17 17 15 425 97 81 91 83 95 102 65 48 72 35 30 34 25 858 Springfield 53 48 47 34 57 31 38 34 39 17 9 25 14 446 Stechford and Yardley North 39 27 42 37 37 43 31 21 32 25 16 14 17 381 44 52 56 57 45 45 42 33 50 34 15 15 25 513 7 2 17 6 11 13 7 4 4 8 4 3 86 14 13 14 16 15 12 9 7 7 3 5 1 6 122 40 41 25 40 30 20 23 18 21 12 6 17 6 299 17 10 22 21 6 7 11 11 10 7 4 3 6 135 Tyburn 38 40 43 40 37 30 35 32 26 20 17 18 20 396 67 69 89 84 84 88 71 52 52 27 19 21 23 746 26 40 32 22 36 20 28 28 32 18 11 14 15 322 Winson Green 4 1 2 2 1 43 24 27 28 32 164 #N/A 31 24 30 27 50 31 37 21 32 20 18 22 7 350 Grand Total 2,214 2,262 2,166 2,038 2,191 1,882 1,807 1,486 1,606 1,115 771 899 785 21,222

1Definition: Knife Crime (ADR 160)

Use includes threats and attempts in addition to actual stabbings. Where the victim is convinced of the presence of a knife, even if it is concealed, and there is evidence of the suspect’s intention to create this impression, then the incident counts.

Knife or other sharp instrument. 1) Any instrument piercing the skin should be included. Examples include Knife, Dagger, Flick Knife, Kitchen Knife, Pen Knife, Craft Knife, Lock Knife, Stanley Knife, Machete, Axe, Crossbow, Dart, Hypodermic Needle/Syringe, Nail, Studded Club, Needle, Pin, Pen/Biro, Saw, Scissors, Sword, Bayonet, Broken bottle, Broken glass, Razor, Razor blade, but this list is not meant to be exhaustive. 2) For threats and attempts, instruments normally capable of piercing the skin are included, especially when they are made or adapted for this purpose.

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TABLE 2

Count of Gun Crime2 Offences on Birmingham Local Policing Units, by Neighbourhood - 01 April 2002 to 31 March 2015

Grand Gun Crime2 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Total Acocks Green 13 6 10 13 11 12 10 4 4 2 4 3 2 94 Aston 2 2 17 22 21 13 12 89 Bartley Green 9 8 5 6 8 5 19 11 13 5 3 5 2 99 Birmingham City Centre 14 21 7 12 19 7 4 2 7 5 3 1 4 106 Bordesley Green 18 25 25 18 18 14 13 12 10 10 7 14 10 194 Bournville 8 10 4 10 3 15 7 5 3 4 5 15 2 91 Brandwood 11 5 12 3 7 8 9 8 12 3 5 6 6 95 Broad Street Entertainment Area 10 9 6 1 4 1 3 3 3 2 5 47 Digbeth 17 8 3 8 8 44 Edgbaston 21 21 7 9 11 7 5 15 10 14 1 4 4 129 Erdington 19 12 9 16 16 9 9 10 15 8 6 2 1 132 Hall Green 6 7 8 4 6 5 10 8 1 3 1 6 2 67 Handsworth Wood 17 8 10 12 16 23 25 10 12 10 10 4 5 162 Harborne 6 4 7 2 13 5 6 7 4 5 4 3 6 72 Hodge Hill 22 21 13 14 17 13 5 4 9 4 9 9 7 147 Jewellery Quarter 7 5 8 7 3 30 Kings Norton 9 10 10 11 6 7 11 6 10 4 9 8 8 109 Kingstanding 10 13 10 10 10 24 14 16 12 5 4 4 7 139 Ladywood 25 7 8 19 9 68 Longbridge 13 15 6 13 9 16 6 12 5 11 4 5 7 122 Lozells and East Handsworth 51 62 32 23 38 48 31 22 26 18 13 5 15 384 Moseley and Kings Heath 4 11 8 10 10 11 10 4 12 3 5 4 6 98 Nechells 11 7 8 12 7 45 Neighbourhood 04 - Aston 51 52 36 32 27 40 26 25 1 290 Neighbourhood 05 - Ladywood 26 33 11 17 33 12 34 23 189 Neighbourhood 06 - Nechells 56 65 57 43 50 36 47 34 388 Neighbourhood 07 - Soho 49 31 24 30 38 47 40 31 1 291 Northfield 15 10 9 5 6 4 5 13 4 3 4 7 11 96 Oscott 7 11 5 13 10 11 5 9 7 7 3 1 89 Perry Barr 19 13 14 13 7 16 4 2 11 6 6 3 14 128 Quinton 10 12 9 8 8 10 13 9 11 3 3 3 3 102 Selly Oak 9 9 6 9 6 6 7 8 5 1 1 1 7 75 Shard End 8 14 13 16 15 15 16 4 8 8 6 6 5 134 Sheldon 13 7 8 10 9 5 7 6 3 8 6 6 2 90 Small Heath 2 1 2 1 18 10 10 6 5 55 Soho Road 15 10 5 10 6 46 South Yardley 17 19 18 23 16 12 18 14 11 10 5 12 11 186 Southside 7 11 5 4 8 1 1 4 1 5 3 4 54 Sparkbrook 27 27 31 24 31 25 31 15 20 11 7 9 10 268 Springfield 19 6 19 13 3 12 14 10 16 2 6 5 4 129 Stechford and Yardley North 14 12 17 13 16 13 10 9 14 8 5 8 5 144 Stockland Green 15 15 11 16 14 9 11 16 11 6 3 6 6 139 Sutton Four Oaks 8 3 2 1 4 6 2 1 4 1 32 Sutton New Hall 10 2 5 1 4 8 1 3 2 1 1 4 3 45 Sutton Trinity 11 4 7 10 7 4 4 5 6 3 2 4 1 68 Sutton Vesey 8 10 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 4 1 46 Tyburn 9 16 10 13 15 5 15 10 7 4 7 3 7 121 Washwood Heath 34 23 33 23 26 28 26 14 10 5 9 15 6 252 Weoley 11 11 10 14 4 14 8 11 6 6 6 6 6 113 Winson Green 1 1 1 1 19 14 6 8 10 61 #N/A 13 8 13 9 12 9 8 7 4 3 1 3 90 Grand Total 722 691 568 554 592 589 556 440 468 297 251 293 263 6,284

2Definition: Gun Crime (Crimsec 30)

Gun Crime is crime (violence against the person, robbery, burglary and sexual offences) in which guns are taken to be involved in an offence. A gun is taken to be involved in an offence if it is fired, used as a blunt instrument, or used as a threat. Where the victim is convinced of the presence of a firearm, even if it is concealed, and there is evidence of the suspect's intention to create this impression.

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TABLE 3

Count of Robbery Offences on Birmingham Local Policing Units, by Neighbourhood - 01 April 2002 to 31 March 2015

Grand Robbery 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Total Acocks Green 118 77 67 72 90 77 66 70 66 47 55 61 52 918 Aston 11 6 3 2 3 5 10 7 219 175 132 146 82 801 Bartley Green 62 87 78 61 76 55 62 68 76 66 52 37 41 821 Birmingham City Centre 276 232 167 122 232 145 178 133 234 181 132 131 140 2,303 Bordesley Green 97 89 107 97 101 88 78 71 128 86 62 100 75 1,179 Bournville 99 99 110 84 77 70 80 75 90 62 42 56 25 969 Brandwood 98 77 91 71 76 47 85 49 74 60 28 38 27 821 Broad Street Entertainment Area 114 134 71 45 88 40 45 46 111 93 78 94 60 1,019 Digbeth 4 3 2 1 1 1 8 2 243 155 117 128 121 786 Edgbaston 157 164 167 107 107 75 94 97 108 106 77 60 67 1,386 Erdington 124 144 109 102 95 70 104 102 109 83 60 35 42 1,179 Hall Green 101 81 76 89 83 40 59 41 65 40 23 55 31 784 Handsworth Wood 151 145 152 133 106 110 92 75 97 80 82 54 41 1,318 Harborne 88 91 68 73 65 60 72 63 77 71 37 53 34 852 Hodge Hill 121 139 107 127 125 105 80 62 101 58 76 75 58 1,234 Jewellery Quarter 64 64 60 63 31 282 Kings Norton 88 111 89 95 108 59 72 64 75 60 54 61 56 992 Kingstanding 59 68 89 59 53 77 64 59 90 59 42 34 40 793 Ladywood 1 1 200 228 106 117 114 767 Longbridge 69 103 79 84 79 51 69 88 54 70 48 47 51 892 Lozells and East Handsworth 367 348 296 284 237 205 153 161 192 221 134 141 102 2,841 Moseley and Kings Heath 163 216 159 121 136 137 123 107 133 94 80 90 69 1,628 Nechells 1 1 115 83 61 61 49 371 Neighbourhood 04 - Aston 380 391 225 256 252 236 174 138 1 2,053 Neighbourhood 05 - Ladywood 326 298 223 195 245 137 164 178 1,766 Neighbourhood 06 - Nechells 430 505 406 317 462 310 309 293 6 3,038 Neighbourhood 07 - Soho 278 289 208 212 243 186 179 228 1 1,824 Northfield 75 141 73 63 51 57 49 104 69 82 48 58 50 920 Oscott 55 69 81 89 65 64 47 50 77 60 24 32 27 740 Perry Barr 139 167 132 131 113 86 65 76 110 86 65 49 64 1,283 Quinton 49 73 54 49 68 44 60 55 51 45 40 47 35 670 Selly Oak 115 135 86 85 78 71 63 107 102 56 53 72 38 1,061 Shard End 98 82 69 94 85 78 69 50 88 51 53 48 44 909 Sheldon 51 70 91 56 51 53 54 42 66 61 48 43 34 720 Small Heath 4 15 6 6 3 6 4 6 114 94 64 51 47 420 Soho Road 1 1 105 95 94 60 69 425 South Yardley 164 145 165 116 156 112 154 106 158 112 90 95 103 1,676 Southside 69 81 61 30 54 53 41 44 76 81 78 58 105 831 Sparkbrook 257 191 180 180 234 162 176 136 197 113 104 102 93 2,125 Springfield 176 141 101 88 131 83 96 87 100 64 47 66 54 1,234 Stechford and Yardley North 108 93 100 84 97 76 83 49 73 67 39 54 48 971 Stockland Green 132 153 112 135 111 111 121 75 130 109 78 59 51 1,377 Sutton Four Oaks 47 34 38 29 29 32 20 16 23 20 12 11 11 322 Sutton New Hall 66 63 67 35 38 34 26 24 32 19 13 23 13 453 Sutton Trinity 85 86 75 93 78 50 40 51 50 27 30 36 24 725 Sutton Vesey 49 59 65 57 33 23 25 39 25 35 20 19 10 459 Tyburn 100 127 83 98 94 73 68 81 81 45 60 49 41 1,000 Washwood Heath 180 162 187 179 176 165 132 129 115 72 71 65 49 1,682 Weoley 84 85 63 61 61 47 68 63 91 42 28 26 27 746 Winson Green 3 2 3 2 1 1 3 115 144 99 73 82 528 #N/A 69 71 87 58 88 40 43 66 57 65 50 48 29 771 Grand Total 5,957 6,141 5,127 4,628 5,036 3,909 3,926 3,737 4,834 3,887 2,946 2,981 2,556 55,665

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