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Crime in B29 7

How much crime is recorded in B29 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
21,647 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B29 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in B29 7, 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
42.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 7National
Burglary33.29.1
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Shoplifting17.58.4
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime1.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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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