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They held "control" for 30 years until 1920, when a larger gang, the Birmingham Boys, led by Billy Kimber, overtook them. Although they had disappeared by the 1920s, the name "Peaky Blinders" became synonymous slang for any street gang in Birmingham. In 2013, the name was reused for a BBC Television series entitled Peaky Blinders.
Pages in category "Gangs in Birmingham, West Midlands" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Birmingham Boys (also known as the Brummagem [1] Boys or the Brum Boys) were a street gang whose power extended from the North of England to London's underworld, between the 1910s and 1930s. They lost control of the South East racecourses to the Sabini gang. [2] [3] [4] In modern times they gained recognition due to the TV series Peaky Blinders.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Organised crime gangs Gang-related organised crime in the United Kingdom is concentrated around the cities of London, Manchester and Liverpool and regionally across the West Midlands region, south coast and northern England, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. With regard to ...
The Lynx Gang (sometimes known as The Lynx Crew) was a Birmingham-based gang originally of British Pakistani members that was founded in the 1970s, initially to protect the British Pakistani community (most notably of Mirpuri), from White power skinheads. [1] Later, the gang transformed into a violent criminal gang.
The Richardson Gang, Charlie and Eddie Richardson; Roy Shaw (1936–2012) ... Gilbert Wynter (1961–1998) Birmingham. Michael Michael; John Palmer (criminal) (1950 ...
The Zulu Warriors have also seen offshoot gangs created such as the Brew Crew and the Junior Business Boys [1] They have featured in the 2005 film Green Street.The match shown in the film is supposedly between West Ham United F.C. and Birmingham City with a fight after the match between the Zulu Warriors and the Green Street Elite (GSE), the name used in the film for the Inter City Firm (ICF).
The Sabini Gang Referred to as the "King of Racecourse Gangs" and leader of the Sabini's, Ottavio Handley, more commonly known as Charles Sabini was a turn of the century era mobster who controlled many of the racecourse betting rackets in London until his imprisonment in 1940. Bobby Cummines: b. 1951 1960s – 1970s