Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B28
How much crime is recorded in B28, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 52,292 (2024)
B28Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B28
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in B28, 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
42.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
B28National
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Burglary15.99.1
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.34.6
Shoplifting2.48.4
Drugs1.82.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.