Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B13 0SW
How much crime is recorded in B13 0SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kings Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,738 (2024)
How safe is B13 0SW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B13 0SW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
B13 0SWNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Burglary21.19.1
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order3.34.6
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.92.4
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.