Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B26 2LL
How much crime is recorded in B26 2LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lyndon Green
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
B26 2LLBirmingham
How safe is B26 2LL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B26 2LL 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 2LLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Burglary14.59.1
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.44.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.