Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 9LS
How much crime is recorded in B12 9LS, 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)
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How safe is B12 9LS
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 9LS 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B12 9LSNational
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.