Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B45 8BF
How much crime is recorded in B45 8BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnt Green & Lickey Hills
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,050 (2024)
B45 8BFBirmingham
How safe is B45 8BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B45 8BF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
B45 8BFNational
Burglary12.19.1
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.14.6
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.