Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 7BJ
How much crime is recorded in B23 7BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Witton
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,708 (2024)
B23 7BJBirmingham
How safe is B23 7BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 7BJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 7BJNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Burglary7.39.1
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.11.4
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.