Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B29
How much crime is recorded in B29, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 63,951 (2024)
B29Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B29
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in B29, 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
46.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
B29National
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Burglary21.99.1
Shoplifting13.98.4
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Robbery2.01.4
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.