Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B48 7LP
How much crime is recorded in B48 7LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
B48 7LPBirmingham
How safe is B48 7LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B48 7LP area, 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7LPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs0.72.4
Public order0.64.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other theft0.34.5
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 73% 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.