Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B28 8SL
How much crime is recorded in B28 8SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Springfield & Hall Green West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,188 (2024)
B28 8SLBirmingham
How safe is B28 8SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B28 8SL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
70.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 8SLNational
Violence and sexual offences49.323.6
Burglary32.49.1
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Other theft11.14.5
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Public order5.04.6
Other crime4.31.5
Drugs3.52.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.51.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.