Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 0BE
How much crime is recorded in B12 0BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Digbeth
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,547 (2024)
B12 0BEBirmingham
How safe is B12 0BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 97.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 0BE 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
97.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
180
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 0BENational
Violence and sexual offences66.823.6
Burglary33.19.1
Criminal damage and arson30.24.7
Vehicle crime19.13.5
Other theft14.74.5
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Public order10.94.6
Drugs4.82.4
Theft from the person3.62.1
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.