Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B36 9LR
How much crime is recorded in B36 9LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smith's Wood North
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
B36 9LRBirmingham
How safe is B36 9LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B36 9LR 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
45.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Burglary6.59.1
Public order5.14.6
Other theft3.74.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.41.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.