Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B36 8AE
How much crime is recorded in B36 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hodge Hill
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,304 (2024)
B36 8AEBirmingham
How safe is B36 8AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B36 8AE area, more than double 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
64.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
180
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).
B36 8AENational
Shoplifting70.28.4
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Burglary24.89.1
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Robbery10.81.4
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Other theft7.34.5
Public order6.84.6
Possession of weapons5.40.9
Drugs4.52.4
Other crime3.31.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.