Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B3
How much crime is recorded in B3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 12,299 (2024)
B3Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 89.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B3, 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
89.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
188
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).
B3National
Violence and sexual offences68.823.6
Shoplifting34.08.4
Burglary30.09.1
Other theft15.14.5
Public order14.64.6
Drugs9.32.4
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Theft from the person4.92.1
Robbery4.61.4
Possession of weapons4.20.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.