Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B40 1
How much crime is recorded in B40 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 3,622 (2024)
B40 1Postcode sector · Birmingham
How safe is B40 1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in B40 1, 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
63.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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).
B40 1National
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Burglary30.29.1
Criminal damage and arson23.54.7
Vehicle crime19.33.5
Shoplifting17.48.4
Other theft17.04.5
Public order10.14.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other crime5.01.5
Possession of weapons3.90.9
Drugs3.82.4
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.