Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B13
How much crime is recorded in B13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 64,494 (2024)
B13Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B13
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in B13, 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
46.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
B13National
Violence and sexual offences32.523.6
Burglary15.19.1
Shoplifting9.18.4
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.