Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B17 8LT
How much crime is recorded in B17 8LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rotton Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,294 (2024)
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How safe is B17 8LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B17 8LT area, 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
54.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 8LTNational
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Burglary13.89.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.11.5
Public order1.04.6
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.