Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B16 9RA
How much crime is recorded in B16 9RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
B16 9RABirmingham
How safe is B16 9RA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 79.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B16 9RA area, 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
79.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
159
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 9RANational
Violence and sexual offences57.523.6
Shoplifting39.68.4
Burglary18.99.1
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Public order9.24.6
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Other theft6.74.5
Robbery5.41.4
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other crime3.71.5
Drugs2.42.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.