Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 7RA
How much crime is recorded in B23 7RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookvale
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,963 (2024)
B23 7RABirmingham
How safe is B23 7RA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 177.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 7RA area, 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
177.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
257
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 7RANational
Violence and sexual offences132.823.6
Burglary58.49.1
Public order22.14.6
Criminal damage and arson17.34.7
Other theft15.44.5
Vehicle crime13.33.5
Drugs8.52.4
Possession of weapons7.50.9
Robbery7.21.4
Other crime7.11.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Theft from the person3.02.1
Shoplifting2.08.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
100
200
300
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.