Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B30 1EU
How much crime is recorded in B30 1EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotteridge
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
How safe is B30 1EU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B30 1EU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
B30 1EUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.94.6
Other theft0.94.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.