Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 8SP
How much crime is recorded in B12 8SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balsall Heath East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,505 (2024)
B12 8SPBirmingham
How safe is B12 8SP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 8SP area, more than double 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
63.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 8SPNational
Violence and sexual offences48.323.6
Burglary14.69.1
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Drugs8.82.4
Public order8.64.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft5.34.5
Possession of weapons4.10.9
Other crime3.71.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Robbery2.81.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.