Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B26 1NF
How much crime is recorded in B26 1NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yardley South
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
B26 1NFBirmingham
How safe is B26 1NF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B26 1NF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
B26 1NFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Shoplifting7.08.4
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Burglary6.09.1
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other theft2.44.5
Robbery2.21.4
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.