Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B34 7RU
How much crime is recorded in B34 7RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shard End & Kingfisher
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,971 (2024)
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How safe is B34 7RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B34 7RU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).
B34 7RUNational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Shoplifting14.38.4
Burglary10.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order5.04.6
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.