Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B45
How much crime is recorded in B45, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 46,490 (2024)
B45Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B45
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B45, 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
B45National
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Burglary14.69.1
Shoplifting10.18.4
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.