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Crime in B21 9

How much crime is recorded in B21 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
25,389 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B21 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 93.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in B21 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
93.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences65.023.6
Burglary26.19.1
Vehicle crime12.03.5
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft8.64.5
Public order8.54.6
Drugs7.82.4
Shoplifting6.28.4
Robbery5.51.4
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Possession of weapons5.10.9
Theft from the person3.22.1
Other crime2.61.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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