Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B44 8DA
How much crime is recorded in B44 8DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Witton
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
B44 8DABirmingham
How safe is B44 8DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B44 8DA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
B44 8DANational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Burglary7.59.1
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order4.14.6
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Other crime2.21.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.