Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B31
How much crime is recorded in B31, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 82,824 (2024)
B31Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B31
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B31, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
B31National
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Burglary12.99.1
Shoplifting11.68.4
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Public order4.64.6
Other theft4.54.5
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.