Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B31 3XE
How much crime is recorded in B31 3XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northfield Victoria Common
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
How safe is B31 3XE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B31 3XE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 3XENational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Burglary4.59.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.42.4
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.