Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B38 8EU
How much crime is recorded in B38 8EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King's Norton
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,568 (2024)
B38 8EUBirmingham
How safe is B38 8EU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B38 8EU 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 8EUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other theft0.74.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.