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Crime in B17 8

How much crime is recorded in B17 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
20,015 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B17 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in B17 8, 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
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).

B17 8National
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Burglary11.89.1
Shoplifting7.68.4
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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