Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B4 7
How much crime is recorded in B4 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 20,818 (2024)
How safe is B4 7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 79.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B4 7, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
79.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
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).
B4 7National
Violence and sexual offences60.423.6
Burglary58.49.1
Shoplifting31.78.4
Public order13.44.6
Other theft12.74.5
Drugs9.92.4
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Robbery4.41.4
Theft from the person4.22.1
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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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Postcodes in this sector
- B4 7AA
- B4 7AD
- B4 7AG
- B4 7AH
- B4 7AP
- B4 7AR
- B4 7AS
- B4 7AT
- B4 7AU
- B4 7AX
- B4 7AY
- B4 7AZ
- B4 7BA
- B4 7BD
- B4 7BG
- B4 7BH
- B4 7BJ
- B4 7BL
- B4 7BN
- B4 7BP
- B4 7BS
- B4 7BT
- B4 7BU
- B4 7BW
- B4 7BX
- B4 7BY
- B4 7BZ
- B4 7DA
- B4 7DF
- B4 7DH
- B4 7DJ
- B4 7DL
- B4 7DN
- B4 7DP
- B4 7DR
- B4 7DS
- B4 7DT
- B4 7DU
- B4 7DW
- B4 7DX
- B4 7DZ
- B4 7EA
- B4 7EH
- B4 7EJ
- B4 7EL
- B4 7EN
- B4 7ER
- B4 7ES