Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B40 1PU
How much crime is recorded in B40 1PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marston Green & Airport
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,720 (2024)
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How safe is B40 1PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B40 1PU area, 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
54.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 1PUNational
Burglary31.89.1
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Vehicle crime21.33.5
Other theft19.64.5
Shoplifting15.08.4
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Public order8.14.6
Other crime5.51.5
Possession of weapons4.20.9
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Drugs3.12.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.