Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B20
How much crime is recorded in B20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 49,801 (2024)
B20Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B20
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in B20, 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
64.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
B20National
Violence and sexual offences48.723.6
Burglary17.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Public order5.24.6
Other theft5.04.5
Shoplifting4.58.4
Drugs3.72.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.