Crime and Safety

Crime and Safety

Police urged to look beyond money lost when fraud strikes

New guidance says the harm to victims' health and independence must be assessed too.

27 September 2026 · Source: Aston University

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Sparkbrook teenager jailed for converting blank-firing guns

Officers found three working firearms buried near the Grand Union Canal.

27 September 2026 · Source: National Crime Agency

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Uninsured driver jailed for killing student in Sutton Coldfield

Natasha Thorp, 21, died when the car mounted the pavement on Brassington Avenue.

27 September 2026 · Source: Greatest Hits Radio

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Four jailed over 13.8m pound cannabis plot through Birmingham Airport

Couriers flew in from Thailand with 460 kilos of cannabis packed into 22 suitcases.

27 September 2026 · Source: Hits Radio

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Council and police step up joint work to make Cathedral Square safer

Visible patrols, targeted enforcement and support for vulnerable people are being combined to tackle anti-social behaviour in the city centre square.

15 September 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council

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Erdington shisha shop shut under council's first closure order

Trading Standards had seized illicit vapes and tobacco from the premises twice before a test purchase led to the court order.

12 August 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council

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Night Watch Officers to patrol city centre on Friday and Saturday nights

Eight officers will work from 9pm to 3am, and their live location can be seen in the WalkSafe app.

31 July 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council

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Minister chairs Birmingham summit on crime linked to supported housing

The city has more than 33,000 units of supported exempt accommodation, and nearly half of 7,000 complaints about the sector concern crime and anti-social behaviour.

10 July 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council

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Fake World Cup kits among £650,000 of counterfeit goods seized in Hockley

Two raids on wholesalers in one week also found unsafe toys, fake Apple accessories and counterfeit PlayStation controllers.

2 July 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council

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Acocks Green couple sentenced over £2m counterfeit clothing business

Shahzad Ahmed was jailed for six and a half years after the couple kept printing fake branded T-shirts despite repeated warnings.

9 April 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council