Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B35 6HJ
How much crime is recorded in B35 6HJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle Vale
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,682 (2024)
How safe is B35 6HJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B35 6HJ area, 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
54.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
B35 6HJNational
Violence and sexual offences39.723.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Other crime3.21.5
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.54.6
Robbery2.01.4
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.