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There has been a recent wave of violence in Birmingham.(Image: Darren Quinton\/Coventry Telegraph)<\/p>\nRecent tragedies have included the killings of Katie Fox and Yassin Alma<\/p>\n
05:40, 01 Dec 2025Updated 08:44, 03 Dec 2025<\/p>\n
There has been a recent wave of violence in Birmingham.(Image: Darren Quinton\/Coventry Telegraph)<\/p>\n
Birmingham has been rocked by a wave of shocking stabbings over recent weeks which have intensified pressure on police chiefs to reassure residents, commuters and visitors they are safe in the city.<\/p>\n
The killing<\/a> of Katie Fox as she waited for a bus near the Bullring sparked national headlines, and was then followed by the fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Yassin Alma in Handsworth.<\/p>\n There were four stabbings<\/a> in the city centre in just over a month, including another attack on a 17-year-old boy outside the Bullring.<\/p>\n READ MORE: DVLA cancels thousands of driving licences after becoming aware of specific condition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Get our local newsletters like Black Country News, MySolihull and MySuttonColdfield straight to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Following the latest wave of violence, we analysed latest crime data to find out where the statistically most dangerous parts of the city are.<\/p>\n These are the high-crime areas where residents are most likely to have to put up with serious offending on their doorsteps.<\/p>\n Violent and sexual offending data from West Midlands Police<\/a> showed the number of offences recorded in the 12 months to August.<\/p>\n Help a child in poverty this Christmas<\/p>\n Thousands of children from the West Midlands will wake up on Christmas day with no gifts – but there’s something you can do about it through our Brumwish Christmas campaign.<\/p>\n Order something from this Amazon wishlist<\/a> and, working with Thrive Together Birmingham and Edgbaston Stadium, we will deliver direct to a poor or homeless child living in the area in time for Christmas day.<\/p>\n This most serious offending can include everything from murder and robbery to rape and domestic violence.<\/p>\n The two policing areas of Lozells and East Handsworth; and Aston remain Birmingham’s crime capitals.<\/p>\n These were the only two areas where over 2,000 violent and sexual offences were recorded over the 12-month period.<\/p>\n Yassin Alma, 19, was knifed in Handsworth Wood<\/a> on November 16.<\/p>\n Other high-crime areas include Acocks Green, Stockland Green, South Yardley<\/a> and Sparkbrook, with the full list below.<\/p>\n Violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August<\/strong><\/p>\n Police have sought to assure Brummies the city centre is safe following recent attacks.<\/p>\n Detective Chief Inspector John Askew, lead for Operation Fearless, said of the Katie Fox attack: “The police were there within minutes of it happening.<\/p>\n “This is one city centre across the country, it could have happened in any, it just so happened to take place in Birmingham<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Detective Chief Inspector Mandy Thompson added: “One simple thing we do is, if we get a group of youths outside McDonalds, we can get their names and then we can check with schools, universities and we can do relevant engagement with those schools.<\/p>\n “We know there is an attitude around young people that they think it’s acceptable to carry a knife.”<\/p>\n![\"Birmingham](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763066477_150_0_MQ.jpg\")
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