Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 8EE
How much crime is recorded in B17 8EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rotton Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,883 (2024)
B17 8EEBirmingham
How safe is B17 8EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 8EE area, well above 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
60.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
B17 8EENational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Burglary18.49.1
Shoplifting10.68.4
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Other theft7.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.04.6
Robbery3.81.4
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Drugs3.02.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Theft from the person1.82.1
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.