Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B16 9DR
How much crime is recorded in B16 9DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
B16 9DRBirmingham
How safe is B16 9DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 82.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B16 9DR area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
82.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 9DRNational
Violence and sexual offences50.723.6
Burglary28.99.1
Vehicle crime12.73.5
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Other theft8.54.5
Public order6.74.6
Drugs6.22.4
Possession of weapons5.40.9
Robbery4.51.4
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime2.61.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.