Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B26 2LN
How much crime is recorded in B26 2LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lyndon Green
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
B26 2LNBirmingham
How safe is B26 2LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B26 2LN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2LNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary4.89.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Drugs0.02.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.