Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B38 8LN
How much crime is recorded in B38 8LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,577 (2024)
B38 8LNBirmingham
How safe is B38 8LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B38 8LN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8LNNational
Burglary10.89.1
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 69% 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.