Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B12 9TH
How much crime is recorded in B12 9TH, 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
- 1,307 (2024)
B12 9THBirmingham
How safe is B12 9TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 85.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B12 9TH 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
85.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 9THNational
Violence and sexual offences55.223.6
Burglary33.59.1
Vehicle crime11.93.5
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Other theft7.74.5
Public order6.94.6
Possession of weapons5.90.9
Drugs3.12.4
Robbery3.01.4
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.