Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B31 4ST
How much crime is recorded in B31 4ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
B31 4STBirmingham
How safe is B31 4ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B31 4ST 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4STNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order1.64.6
Robbery1.01.4
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.