Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B18
How much crime is recorded in B18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 35,898 (2024)
B18Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B18, more than double 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
72.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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).
B18National
Violence and sexual offences50.223.6
Burglary23.79.1
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Other theft10.94.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Public order8.04.6
Shoplifting6.28.4
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Drugs3.32.4
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery3.01.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.