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Crime in B15 3

How much crime is recorded in B15 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,259 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B15 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B15 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 3National
Burglary28.59.1
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Shoplifting9.08.4
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other theft5.14.5
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% 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.

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