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Crime in B29 6

How much crime is recorded in B29 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
25,006 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B29 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B29 6, 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
50.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B29 6National
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Burglary30.69.1
Shoplifting24.08.4
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft5.34.5
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% 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.

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