Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B13 9AU
How much crime is recorded in B13 9AU, 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
- 2,764 (2024)
B13 9AUBirmingham
How safe is B13 9AU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B13 9AU 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
57.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 9AUNational
Violence and sexual offences44.023.6
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Drugs7.02.4
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order3.94.6
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Robbery2.91.4
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.21.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.