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Crime in B21 8

How much crime is recorded in B21 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,334 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B21 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B21 8, 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
66.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).

B21 8National
Violence and sexual offences45.923.6
Burglary17.69.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft6.34.5
Public order5.94.6
Drugs5.02.4
Shoplifting4.88.4
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Robbery3.21.4
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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