Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B25 8SY
How much crime is recorded in B25 8SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yardley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,151 (2024)
B25 8SYBirmingham
How safe is B25 8SY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B25 8SY 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
B25 8SYNational
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Burglary15.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.