Postcode sector · Birmingham
Crime in B6 4
How much crime is recorded in B6 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 13,691 (2024)
B6 4Postcode sector · Birmingham
How safe is B6 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B6 4, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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).
B6 4National
Violence and sexual offences47.323.6
Burglary31.19.1
Shoplifting19.08.4
Vehicle crime9.63.5
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Other theft8.24.5
Public order7.24.6
Drugs7.02.4
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Robbery3.11.4
Theft from the person2.72.1
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.