Postcode district · Birmingham
Crime in B46
How much crime is recorded in B46, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 15,638 (2024)
B46Postcode district · Birmingham
How safe is B46
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in B46, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
B46National
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Burglary10.39.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.04.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.