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Crime in B23 6

How much crime is recorded in B23 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
29,935 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B23 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 81.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in B23 6, 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
81.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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).

B23 6National
Violence and sexual offences58.723.6
Burglary23.09.1
Shoplifting16.28.4
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Public order8.44.6
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Other theft6.54.5
Drugs5.52.4
Robbery4.51.4
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% 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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