Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 7TA
How much crime is recorded in B23 7TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Witton
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,192 (2024)
B23 7TABirmingham
How safe is B23 7TA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 7TA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 7TANational
Violence and sexual offences42.223.6
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Drugs3.22.4
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery2.21.4
Public order2.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 58% 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.