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Crime in B20 1

How much crime is recorded in B20 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
14,123 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B20 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in B20 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B20 1National
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Burglary8.49.1
Shoplifting6.58.4
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% 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.

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