Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B31 4RA
How much crime is recorded in B31 4RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
B31 4RABirmingham
How safe is B31 4RA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B31 4RA area, well below 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 4RANational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary7.49.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Public order0.64.6
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.