Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B26
How much crime is recorded in B26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 50,802 (2024)
B26Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B26
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B26, 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
50.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).
B26National
Violence and sexual offences32.123.6
Shoplifting17.28.4
Burglary13.89.1
Vehicle crime10.23.5
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Other theft7.04.5
Public order4.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Robbery2.61.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs2.02.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.