Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B15
How much crime is recorded in B15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 42,712 (2024)
B15Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in B15, well 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
50.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
B15National
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Burglary23.79.1
Shoplifting10.28.4
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Other theft6.84.5
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime0.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.