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Crime in B4 6

How much crime is recorded in B4 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,797 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B4 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 83.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in B4 6, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
83.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
174
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B4 6National
Violence and sexual offences64.123.6
Burglary54.89.1
Shoplifting29.28.4
Public order14.24.6
Other theft13.84.5
Drugs10.02.4
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Robbery4.41.4
Theft from the person4.22.1
Possession of weapons4.20.9
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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