Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B30 1JA
How much crime is recorded in B30 1JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotteridge
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,524 (2024)
B30 1JABirmingham
How safe is B30 1JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B30 1JA 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
50.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 1JANational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Shoplifting24.28.4
Burglary19.99.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order6.44.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft5.14.5
Robbery4.71.4
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.