Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B21 8AE
How much crime is recorded in B21 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middlemore
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,113 (2024)
B21 8AEBirmingham
How safe is B21 8AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B21 8AE 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
60.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
B21 8AENational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Burglary20.09.1
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Other theft6.64.5
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.