Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B19 2BS
How much crime is recorded in B19 2BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hockley & Jewellery Quarter
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,968 (2024)
B19 2BSBirmingham
How safe is B19 2BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B19 2BS 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
47.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
B19 2BSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.623.6
Burglary10.09.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.