Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B24
How much crime is recorded in B24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 40,798 (2024)
B24Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B24
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B24, 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
92
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).
B24National
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Burglary18.39.1
Shoplifting14.38.4
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order5.94.6
Other theft5.44.5
Robbery3.11.4
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.