Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B30
How much crime is recorded in B30, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 51,866 (2024)
B30Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B30
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B30, above 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
B30National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Burglary11.99.1
Shoplifting9.38.4
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.