Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B16 0QZ
How much crime is recorded in B16 0QZ, 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 0QZBirmingham
How safe is B16 0QZ
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 0QZ 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B16 0QZNational
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.