Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B18 7LB
How much crime is recorded in B18 7LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winson Green & Gib Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,171 (2024)
B18 7LBBirmingham
How safe is B18 7LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B18 7LB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.0
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).
B18 7LBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary14.09.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.44.6
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.52.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% 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.