Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B31 2EQ
How much crime is recorded in B31 2EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bournville West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
B31 2EQBirmingham
How safe is B31 2EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B31 2EQ area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
B31 2EQNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary3.39.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Robbery1.51.4
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.