Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 0EA
How much crime is recorded in B12 0EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sparkbrook North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,030 (2024)
B12 0EABirmingham
How safe is B12 0EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 93.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 0EA 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
93.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
167
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 0EANational
Violence and sexual offences56.623.6
Burglary37.09.1
Drugs26.22.4
Vehicle crime16.33.5
Criminal damage and arson16.04.7
Possession of weapons9.10.9
Other theft8.64.5
Public order8.44.6
Other crime5.81.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Robbery3.61.4
Theft from the person3.22.1
Shoplifting1.28.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.