Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B26 2NG
How much crime is recorded in B26 2NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lyndon Green
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,735 (2024)
How safe is B26 2NG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B26 2NG area, above 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 2NGNational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order1.44.6
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.32.4
Other theft1.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.