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Crime in B16 8

How much crime is recorded in B16 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
20,271 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B16 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B16 8, more than double 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
66.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B16 8National
Violence and sexual offences45.523.6
Burglary23.59.1
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Other theft9.54.5
Shoplifting7.48.4
Public order7.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Drugs3.92.4
Robbery2.81.4
Theft from the person2.72.1
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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.

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