Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B38 8DD
How much crime is recorded in B38 8DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King's Norton
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,361 (2024)
B38 8DDBirmingham
How safe is B38 8DD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B38 8DD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 8DDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Burglary18.69.1
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft3.84.5
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Robbery2.11.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.