Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B4
How much crime is recorded in B4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 22,370 (2024)
B4Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 78.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in B4, 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
78.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
166
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).
B4National
Violence and sexual offences58.723.6
Burglary51.39.1
Shoplifting30.18.4
Public order12.94.6
Other theft12.74.5
Drugs9.52.4
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Robbery4.21.4
Theft from the person4.12.1
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
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.