Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B30 2JB
How much crime is recorded in B30 2JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bournville East & Stirchley West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
How safe is B30 2JB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B30 2JB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 2JBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary16.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Shoplifting6.98.4
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.14.6
Robbery1.61.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.