Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B11 4PL
How much crime is recorded in B11 4PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sparkbrook South
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
How safe is B11 4PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B11 4PL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
64.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).
B11 4PLNational
Violence and sexual offences45.523.6
Burglary18.29.1
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Drugs8.42.4
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order6.94.6
Other crime4.71.5
Robbery4.41.4
Other theft4.34.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.