Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 9SZ
How much crime is recorded in B12 9SZ, 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
- 1,690 (2024)
B12 9SZBirmingham
How safe is B12 9SZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 93.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 9SZ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
93.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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 9SZNational
Violence and sexual offences65.923.6
Burglary22.19.1
Vehicle crime15.93.5
Criminal damage and arson13.14.7
Other theft9.04.5
Public order7.04.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other crime3.91.5
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery2.01.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.