Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 8HD
How much crime is recorded in B17 8HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rotton Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
B17 8HDBirmingham
How safe is B17 8HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 8HD area, broadly in line with 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
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8HDNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary6.19.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.