Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 6PL
How much crime is recorded in B23 6PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,758 (2024)
B23 6PLBirmingham
How safe is B23 6PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 6PL area, 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
65.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
B23 6PLNational
Violence and sexual offences48.423.6
Burglary21.29.1
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Drugs5.72.4
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.