Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 0AE
How much crime is recorded in B12 0AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Digbeth
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,105 (2024)
B12 0AEBirmingham
How safe is B12 0AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 129.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 0AE area, 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
129.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
237
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).
B12 0AENational
Violence and sexual offences82.323.6
Burglary41.99.1
Vehicle crime26.33.5
Other theft23.74.5
Public order21.94.6
Criminal damage and arson20.34.7
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Drugs11.72.4
Possession of weapons6.80.9
Robbery6.71.4
Theft from the person6.12.1
Shoplifting5.18.4
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.