Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B21
How much crime is recorded in B21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 40,955 (2024)
B21Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B21
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 77.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B21, 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
77.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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).
B21National
Violence and sexual offences54.023.6
Burglary21.09.1
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Other theft6.94.5
Public order6.84.6
Drugs5.72.4
Shoplifting4.58.4
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Possession of weapons4.00.9
Robbery4.01.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.