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Crime in B1 1

How much crime is recorded in B1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
14,466 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B1 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 117.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
117.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
243
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B1 1National
Violence and sexual offences92.723.6
Shoplifting44.08.4
Burglary38.69.1
Other theft19.64.5
Public order19.04.6
Drugs12.22.4
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Theft from the person7.62.1
Robbery6.51.4
Possession of weapons5.30.9
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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