Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B47 6BS
How much crime is recorded in B47 6BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wythall & Gay Hill
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,288 (2024)
B47 6BSBirmingham
How safe is B47 6BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B47 6BS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
B47 6BSNational
Other theft16.24.5
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.