Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B1 3
How much crime is recorded in B1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 7,661 (2024)
B1 3Postcode sector · Birmingham
How safe is B1 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B1 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B1 3National
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Burglary16.99.1
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Other theft6.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.84.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Drugs2.62.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.