Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 8EA
How much crime is recorded in B12 8EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sparkbrook South
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,988 (2024)
B12 8EABirmingham
How safe is B12 8EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 87.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 8EA 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
87.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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 8EANational
Violence and sexual offences56.723.6
Burglary43.69.1
Public order12.14.6
Vehicle crime10.73.5
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Other theft7.24.5
Drugs7.02.4
Possession of weapons6.40.9
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Robbery5.21.4
Other crime4.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.