Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 8QP
How much crime is recorded in B12 8QP, 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
- 1,636 (2024)
B12 8QPBirmingham
How safe is B12 8QP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 8QP 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
57.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 8QPNational
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Burglary16.19.1
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Shoplifting10.58.4
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Drugs6.42.4
Other theft6.04.5
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Robbery2.71.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.