Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B16 0LU
How much crime is recorded in B16 0LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rotton Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,304 (2024)
B16 0LUBirmingham
How safe is B16 0LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B16 0LU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).
B16 0LUNational
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Burglary34.49.1
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Public order8.14.6
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.