Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B28 0LR
How much crime is recorded in B28 0LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yardley Wood East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,868 (2024)
B28 0LRBirmingham
How safe is B28 0LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B28 0LR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
B28 0LRNational
Burglary19.39.1
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order1.34.6
Other theft1.14.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.