Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B15 2RF
How much crime is recorded in B15 2RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston South & University
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,517 (2024)
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How safe is B15 2RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B15 2RF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
B15 2RFNational
Burglary24.19.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Other theft6.54.5
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.72.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.