Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 8UQ
How much crime is recorded in B12 8UQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balsall Heath East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
B12 8UQBirmingham
How safe is B12 8UQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 78.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 8UQ 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
78.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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 8UQNational
Violence and sexual offences52.923.6
Burglary38.99.1
Drugs19.82.4
Other theft19.14.5
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Public order9.24.6
Robbery4.61.4
Other crime4.51.5
Possession of weapons4.50.9
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Shoplifting2.08.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.