Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B15 3JA
How much crime is recorded in B15 3JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston South & University
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
B15 3JABirmingham
How safe is B15 3JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B15 3JA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3JANational
Burglary36.59.1
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Other theft3.34.5
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Public order1.94.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.42.4
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.