Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 8DQ
How much crime is recorded in B12 8DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balsall Heath East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,655 (2024)
B12 8DQBirmingham
How safe is B12 8DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 8DQ area, 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
41.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B12 8DQNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Burglary12.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Public order2.14.6
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.