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Crime in B15 1

How much crime is recorded in B15 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
14,413 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B15 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in B15 1, more than double 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
67.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B15 1National
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Burglary27.79.1
Vehicle crime10.13.5
Other theft9.04.5
Shoplifting9.08.4
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Drugs3.82.4
Robbery3.01.4
Theft from the person3.02.1
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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