Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B19 2LB
How much crime is recorded in B19 2LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hockley & Jewellery Quarter
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,013 (2024)
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How safe is B19 2LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B19 2LB 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
54.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2LBNational
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Vehicle crime12.33.5
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs3.62.4
Public order3.34.6
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
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.