Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 8QB
How much crime is recorded in B12 8QB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,764 (2024)
B12 8QBBirmingham
How safe is B12 8QB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 8QB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 8QBNational
Violence and sexual offences44.023.6
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Drugs7.02.4
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order3.94.6
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Robbery2.91.4
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.21.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.