Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B38
How much crime is recorded in B38, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 33,314 (2024)
B38Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B38
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in B38, well 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
48.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
B38National
Violence and sexual offences34.623.6
Burglary11.59.1
Shoplifting9.88.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other theft5.24.5
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.64.6
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.