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Crime in B3 1

How much crime is recorded in B3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,486 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B3 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 94.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in B3 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
94.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
204
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).

B3 1National
Violence and sexual offences71.923.6
Shoplifting38.78.4
Burglary31.29.1
Other theft16.84.5
Public order16.24.6
Drugs10.12.4
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Theft from the person5.52.1
Robbery5.11.4
Possession of weapons4.60.9
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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