Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 3AA
How much crime is recorded in B20 3AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchfield West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
B20 3AABirmingham
How safe is B20 3AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 82.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 3AA area, 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
82.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).
B20 3AANational
Violence and sexual offences62.423.6
Burglary25.99.1
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs3.92.4
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Theft from the person2.52.1
Robbery2.41.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.