Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B2 4
How much crime is recorded in B2 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 5,214 (2024)
B2 4Postcode sector · Birmingham
How safe is B2 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 137.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in B2 4, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
137.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
308
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).
B2 4National
Violence and sexual offences109.123.6
Burglary97.49.1
Shoplifting68.18.4
Public order24.84.6
Other theft23.74.5
Drugs16.12.4
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Theft from the person10.22.1
Robbery8.11.4
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Possession of weapons6.80.9
Other crime2.51.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.