Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B28 9LS
How much crime is recorded in B28 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yardley Wood East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
B28 9LSBirmingham
How safe is B28 9LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B28 9LS area, 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
49.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 9LSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Burglary12.19.1
Vehicle crime11.93.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order4.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.94.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.