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Crime in B36 8

How much crime is recorded in B36 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
21,410 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B36 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in B36 8, 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
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B36 8National
Shoplifting48.78.4
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Burglary15.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Public order5.04.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other theft3.54.5
Robbery3.21.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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.

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