Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B6 6AL
How much crime is recorded in B6 6AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchfield West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,743 (2024)
B6 6ALBirmingham
How safe is B6 6AL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B6 6AL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6ALNational
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.74.6
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.