Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B38 8NP
How much crime is recorded in B38 8NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King's Norton
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,570 (2024)
B38 8NPBirmingham
How safe is B38 8NP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B38 8NP 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 8NPNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Burglary9.79.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Robbery3.91.4
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.