Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 7NP
How much crime is recorded in B29 7NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston South & University
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
B29 7NPBirmingham
How safe is B29 7NP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 7NP 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
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).
B29 7NPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Burglary20.49.1
Vehicle crime14.93.5
Shoplifting11.08.4
Other theft8.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
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.