Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B38 0BJ
How much crime is recorded in B38 0BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wythall & Gay Hill
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
B38 0BJBirmingham
How safe is B38 0BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B38 0BJ area, 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
41.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
B38 0BJNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Shoplifting27.18.4
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Burglary13.49.1
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Public order4.34.6
Other theft2.74.5
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.