Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 8BL
How much crime is recorded in B12 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balsall Heath East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
B12 8BLBirmingham
How safe is B12 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 8BL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences39.723.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary5.19.1
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft2.04.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.