Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 7TR
How much crime is recorded in B23 7TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Witton
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,069 (2024)
B23 7TRBirmingham
How safe is B23 7TR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 7TR area, 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
42.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 7TRNational
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Burglary19.29.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.14.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.31.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.