Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B20 3SE
How much crime is recorded in B20 3SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchfield West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,106 (2024)
B20 3SEBirmingham
How safe is B20 3SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B20 3SE area, well above 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
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 3SENational
Violence and sexual offences46.823.6
Burglary11.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order2.34.6
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.