Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B16 9PN
How much crime is recorded in B16 9PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,939 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is B16 9PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B16 9PN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9PNNational
Burglary29.69.1
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.04.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.