Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B36
How much crime is recorded in B36, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 47,313 (2024)
B36Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B36
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in B36, 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
47.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).
B36National
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Shoplifting27.58.4
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery2.31.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.