Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B15 3LS
How much crime is recorded in B15 3LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,144 (2024)
B15 3LSBirmingham
How safe is B15 3LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B15 3LS area, 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
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 3LSNational
Burglary97.19.1
Shoplifting25.48.4
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft5.94.5
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.