Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B17
How much crime is recorded in B17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 39,876 (2024)
B17Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in B17, 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
42.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
B17National
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Burglary16.99.1
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Shoplifting6.28.4
Other theft4.64.5
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.