Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B37
How much crime is recorded in B37, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 43,568 (2024)
B37Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B37
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B37, well above 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
60.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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).
B37National
Violence and sexual offences39.223.6
Shoplifting14.08.4
Criminal damage and arson13.44.7
Vehicle crime13.23.5
Burglary11.99.1
Other theft7.34.5
Public order6.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.