Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B1
How much crime is recorded in B1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 25,743 (2024)
B1Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 99.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B1, 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
99.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
198
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).
B1National
Violence and sexual offences76.023.6
Shoplifting31.08.4
Burglary27.19.1
Other theft16.54.5
Public order14.84.6
Vehicle crime10.03.5
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Drugs9.32.4
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Theft from the person6.42.1
Robbery5.01.4
Possession of weapons4.10.9
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.