Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B48 7AG
How much crime is recorded in B48 7AG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,357 (2024)
B48 7AGBirmingham
How safe is B48 7AG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B48 7AG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
B48 7AGNational
Burglary17.69.1
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Other theft11.74.5
Shoplifting5.98.4
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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.