Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B16 9HR
How much crime is recorded in B16 9HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,258 (2024)
B16 9HRBirmingham
How safe is B16 9HR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B16 9HR area, 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
48.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 9HRNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Burglary19.29.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order7.84.6
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft4.94.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Robbery3.21.4
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.